Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1857. Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America. First Monograph. Vol. I. Part I. Essay on Classi cation. Part II. North American Testudinata. 1-452
Parent taxon: Deirochelyinae according to R. E. Weems 2023
See also Bickham 1975, Frank and Ramus 1996, Hay 1930, Holman 2002, Parham et al. 2008, van Dijk et al. 2014 and Vlachos 2018
Sister taxa: Chrysemys, Graptemys, Malaclemys, Trachemys
Subtaxa: Deirochelys carri Deirochelys reticularia
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (5: Florida, Georgia collections)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of United States (3: Florida, Maryland)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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