Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Derivation of name. The genus name joins the Greek words (Sura) and (ems), latinized as Syria and emys, respectively, for Syria and turtle.

https://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/d2eff823-40ea-4efb-adf5-b4837df56467

Full reference: W. A. Alhalabi, D. J. Martucci Neto, G. S. Ferreira, I. Bou Jaoude, H. M. Naser, J. Ayoub, L. Abboud, R. Shati, E. A. M. Koutsoukos and M. C. Langer. 2025. Recovering lost time in Syria: a new Eocene stereogenyin turtle from the Aleppo Plateau. Papers in Palaeontology 11(4):1-14

Parent taxon: Stereogenyini according to W. A. Alhalabi et al. 2025

Sister taxa: Mogharemydina, Stereogenyita

Subtaxa: Syriemys lelunensis

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Type: Syriemys lelunensis

Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Al-Zarefeh Quarry (Eocene of Syria)

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