Parent taxon: Testudinata according to L. Xing et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Amblypus, Ancyropus, Aplax oberndorferi, Athecae, Australochelyidae, Australochelys, Chelonipedidae, Chelycarapookus, Chelycarapookus arcuatus, Chelys blakii, Chengyuchelyidae, Chengyuchelys, Emys neumayri, Emys paranensis, Eunotosauria, Heckerochelyidae, Helcura, Helochelydridae, Kallokibotion, Megasternon, Mesochelydia, Mongolochelyidae, Odontochelydia, Palaeochersis, Pappochelydia, Paracryptodira, Perichelydia, Platemys sehuensis, Platycheloides, Proganochelyidae, Proganochelys, Proterochersidae, Protochelys, Saltosauropus, Siamochelys, Testudines, Testudinites, Testudo elata, Testudo stricklandi, Testudofiexoolithidae, Testudoolithidae, Thalassochelydia, Thecophora, Tretosternon punctatum, Trionyx mammillaris
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (4 collections), United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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