Reptilia - Testudines - Plesiochelydiae
Parent taxon: Testudines according to J. Anquetin 2012
See also Joyce et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Amphichelydia, Apertotemporalis, Apholidemys, Asturichelys, Casichelydia, Chelone obovata, Chelone sopita, Chelonipus, Cryptodira, Cryptrodiramorpha, Entoplastrites, Euclastochelys, Euclastochelys interrupta, Haichemydidae, Kallokibotionidae, Larachelus, Meiolania damelipi, Odontochelys, Pancryptodira, Panpleurodira, Platychelone, Platychelone emarginata, Pleurodira, Podocnemis lata, Proganochelydia, Senonemys suemegensis, Sinochelyidae, Sokotochelys, Tacuarembemys, Temnoclemmys cordiformis, Triassochelys, Trionyx fuchienensis, Trionyx tshelkarensis, Metachelydia, Tomochelone, Therezinosaurus, Chelycarapookidae, Glaucochelone, Chelonoides, Padiochelys, Halmyrachelidae, Pseudosphargis, Oligochelone, Pachychelys, Protemys, Terrestria, Fluvialia, Paludinosa, Cryptodiramorpha, Marina
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plesiochelydiae in the database