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Pelomedusoides

Reptilia - Testudines

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Chrysemys montolivensis Roman
1908Naiadochelys Hay figs. 125-126
1908Naiadochelys ingravata Hay fig. 133
1908Taphrosphys dares Hay p. 120 figs. Figs. 121-124
1908Naiadochelys Hay p. 125
1908Naiadochelys ingravata Hay p. 125 figs. fig. 133
1930Taphrosphys dares Hay p. 74
1930Naiadochelys Hay p. 75
1930Naiadochelys ingravata Hay p. 75
1948Naiadochelys Zangerl p. 48
1977Neochelys montolivensis Brion
1988Pelomedusoides Broin p. 34
2001Pelomedusoides de la Fuente and Iturralde-Vinent
2003Chrysemys montolivensis Lapparent de Broin
2004Pelomedusoides Hutchison et al. p. 39
2004Pelomedusoides Joyce et al.
2006Pelomedusoides Gaffney et al. p. 35
2007Pelomedusoides Oliveira and Kellner
2012Pelomedusoides Cadena et al. p. 549
2012Pelomedusoides Cadena et al.
2013Pelomedusoides Pérez-García and Lapparent de Broin
2013Pelomedusoides Pérez-García et al.
2013Pelomedusoides Pérez-García et al.
2013Pelomedusoides Weems and Knight p. 290
2015Pelomedusoides Ferreira et al.
2015Pelomedusoides Menegazzo et al.
2016Pelomedusoides de Araujo Carvalho et al.
2017Pelomedusoides Pérez-García p. 2
2017Pelomedusoides Pérez-García and Chapman p. 2
2018Pelomedusoides Ferreira et al.
2018Pelomedusoides Pérez-García and Ortega
2020Pelomedusoides Cadena
2020Pelomedusoides Georgalis et al. p. 836
2020Pelomedusoides Pérez-Garcia
2020Pelomedusoides Pérez-García
2020Pelomedusoides de Lapparent de Broin et al. p. 466
2021Pelomedusoides López-Conde et al.
2021Pelomedusoides Maniel et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
superfamilyPelomedusoidesBroin 1988
superfamilyPelomedusoidesBroin 1988

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. †Pelomedusoides Broin 1988
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G. †Apodichelys Price 1954
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Apodichelys lucianoi Price 1954
Fm. †Araripemydidae Price 1973
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G. †Araripemys Price 1973
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Araripemys barretoi Price 1973
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Invalid names: Araripemys arturi Fielding et al. 2005 [synonym]
G. †Laganemys Sereno and ElShafie 2013
G. †Taquetochelys Broin 1980
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Taquetochelys decorata de Broin 1980
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Invalid names: Laganemys tenerensis Sereno and ElShafie 2013 [synonym]
Unr. †Bothremydidae Baur 1891
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G. †Arenila Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
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Arenila krebsi Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
G. †Atolchelys Romano et al. 2014
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Atolchelys lepida Romano et al. 2014
G. †Azabbaremys Gaffney et al. 2001
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Azabbaremys moragjonesi Gaffney et al. 2001
Subfm. †Bothremydinae Gaffney 1975
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G. †Paiutemys Joyce et al. 2016
Invalid names: Cearachelyodda Gaffney et al. 2006 [empty]
Tr. †Bothremydini Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Algorachelus Pérez-García 2017
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Algorachelus parvus Haas 1978
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Invalid names: Podocnemis judaea Haas 1978 [synonym]
Algorachelus peregrinus Pérez-García 2017
Algorachelus tibert Joyce et al. 2016
Subtr. †Bothremydina Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Akoranemys Pérez-Garcia 2020
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Akoranemys madagasika Pérez-Garcia 2020
G. †Araiochelys Gaffney et al. 2006
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Araiochelys hirayamai Gaffney et al. 2006
G. †Bothremys Leidy 1865
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Bothremys arabicus Zalmout et al. 2005
Bothremys cooki Leidy 1865
Bothremys kellyi Gaffney et al. 2006
Bothremys maghrebiana Gaffney et al. 2006
Invalid names: Karkaemys Zalmout et al. 2005 [synonym]
G. †Zolhafah Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
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Zolhafah bella Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
Subtr. †Foxemydina Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Foxemys Tong et al. 1998
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Foxemys mechinorum Tong et al. 1998
Foxemys trabanti Rabi et al. 2012
G. †Iberoccitanemys Pérez-García et al. 2012
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Iberoccitanemys atlanticum Lapparent de Broin and Murelaga 1996
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Invalid names: Elochelys convenarum Laurent et al. 2002 [synonym]
G. †Polysternon Portis 1882
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Polysternon provinciale Matheron 1869
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Invalid names: Elochelys major Nopsca 1931 [synonym]
G. †Tartaruscola Pérez-García 2016
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Tartaruscola teodorii Pérez-García 2016
Invalid names: Polysternon isonae Marmi et al. 2012 [nomen dubium]
G. †Khargachelys AbdelGawad et al. 2023
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Khargachelys caironensis AbdelGawad et al. 2023
G. †Palauchelys López-Conde et al. 2021
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Palauchelys montellanoi López-Conde et al. 2021
G. †Puentemys Cadena et al. 2012
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Puentemys mushaisaensis Cadena et al. 2012
Unr. †Bothremydodda Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Abalakemys Pérez-García 2023
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Abalakemys chapmanae Pérez-García 2023
G. †Carteremys Williams 1953
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Carteremys leithii Carter 1852
Tr. †Cearachelyini Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Elkanemys Maniel et al. 2021
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Elkanemys pritchardi Maniel et al. 2021
G. †Galianemys Gaffney et al. 2002
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Galianemys emringeri Gaffney et al. 2002
Galianemys whitei Gaffney et al. 2002
G. †Cearachelys Gaffney et al. 2001
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Cearachelys placidoi Gaffney et al. 2001
G. †Chedighaii Gaffney et al. 2006
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Chedighaii barberi Schmidt 1940
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Invalid names: Podocnemis alabamae Zangerl 1948 [synonym]
Chedighaii hutchisoni Gaffney et al. 2006
G. †Elochelys Nopsca 1931
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Elochelys perfecta Nopsca 1931
G. †Inaechelys de Araujo Carvalho et al. 2016
Tr. †Kurmademydini Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Jainemys Joyce and Bandyopadhyay 2020
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Jainemys pisdurensis Jain 1977
G. †Kinkonychelys Gaffney et al. 2009
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Kinkonychelys rogersi Gaffney et al. 2009
G. †Kurmademys Gaffney et al. 2001
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Kurmademys kallamedensis Gaffney et al. 2001
G. †Labrostochelys Gaffney et al. 2006
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Labrostochelys galkini Gaffney et al. 2006
G. †Nigeremys Broin 1977
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Nigeremys gigantea Bergounoux and Crouzel 1968
Invalid names: Potamochelys Fitzinger 1843 [synonym]
G. †Palemys Gray 1870
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Palemys bowerbankii Owen 1842
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Invalid names: Dacochelys delabechei Bell 1849 [synonym], Emys conybearii Owen 1858 [synonym], Emys delabechii Owen and Bell 1849 [synonym], Emys laevis Owen and Bell 1849 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dacochelys Lydekker 1889 [synonym]
G. †Phosphatochelys Gaffney and Tong 2003
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Phosphatochelys tedfordi Gaffney and Tong 2003
G. †Pleurochayah Adrian et al. 2021
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Pleurochayah appalachius Adrian et al. 2021
G. †Rhothonemys Gaffney et al. 2006
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Rhothonemys brinkmani Gaffney et al. 2006
G. †Rosasia Costa 1940
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Rosasia soutoi Carrington da Costa 1940
Invalid names: Inaechelys pernambucensis de Araujo Carvalho et al. 2016 [nomen dubium]
G. †Sankuchemys Gaffney et al. 2003
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Sankuchemys sethnai Gaffney et al. 2003
G. †Sindhochelys de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2021
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Sindhochelys ragei de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2021
Tr. †Taphrosphyini Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Chupacabrachelys Lehman and Wick 2010
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Chupacabrachelys complexus Lehman and Wick 2010
G. †Ilatardia Pérez-García 2019
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Ilatardia cetiotesta Pérez-García 2019
Subtr. †Taphrosphyina Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Acleistochelys Gaffney et al. 2007
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Acleistochelys maliensis Gaffney et al. 2007
G. †Eotaphrosphys Pérez-García 2018
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Eotaphrosphys ambiguum Gaudry 1890
G. †Motelomama Pérez-García 2018
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Motelomama olssoni Schmidt 1931
Invalid names: Crassachelys Moody 1972 [nomen dubium], Eusarkia Bergounioux 1952 [nomen dubium], Gafsachelys Stefano 1903 [nomen dubium], Nigeremydina Gaffney et al. 2006 [empty]
G. †Taphrosphys Cope 1869
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Taphrosphys ippolitoi Gaffney et al. 2006
Taphrosphys nodosus Cope 1870
Taphrosphys strenuus Cope 1870
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Invalid names: Prochonias princeps Cope 1869 [synonym]
Taphrosphys sulcatus Leidy 1856
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Invalid names: Amblypeza antellius Hay 1908 [synonym], Prochonias longinuchus Cope 1870 [synonym], Taphrosphys enodis Cope 1870 [synonym], Taphrosphys leslianus Cope 1870 [synonym], Taphrosphys molops Cope 1870 [synonym]
Invalid names: Amblypeza Hay 1908 [synonym], Bantuchelys Dollo 1924 [synonym], Prochonias Cope 1869 [synonym]
G. †Ummulisani Gaffney et al. 2006
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Ummulisani rutgersensis Gaffney et al. 2006
Invalid names: Kurmademydinae Gaffney et al. 2006 [empty], Podocnemis somaliensis Walker 1966 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Caririemys Oliveira and Kellner 2007
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Caririemys violetae Oliveira and Kellner 2007
G. †Francemys Pérez-García 2019
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Francemys gadoufaouaensis Pérez-García 2019
G. †Itapecuruemys Batista et al. 2021
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Itapecuruemys amazonensis Batista et al. 2021
G. †Palaeaspis Gray 1870
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Palaeaspis bowerbanki Owen 1842
Fm. †Peiropemydidae Gaffney et al. 2011
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G. †Pricemys Gaffney et al. 2011
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Pricemys caiera Gaffney et al. 2011
G. †Yuraramirim Ferreira et al. 2018
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Yuraramirim montealtensis Ferreira et al. 2018
Unr. †Pelomedusera Gaffney et al. 2006
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Fm. Pelomedusidae Cope 1868
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G. †Duerochelys Jimenez Fuentes 1975
G. †Latisternon Auffenberg 1981
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Latisternon microsulcae Auffenberg 1981
G. Pelusios Wagler 1830
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Pelusios adansonii Schweigger 1812 [Adansons mud turtle]
Pelusios bechuanicus FitzSimons 1932 [Okavango mud turtle]
Pelusios broadleyi Bour 1986 [Turkana mud turtle]
Pelusios carinatus Laurent 1956 [African keeled mud turtle]
Pelusios castaneus Schweigger 1812 [West African mud turtle]
Pelusios castanoides Hewitt 1931 [Yellow-bellied mud turtle]
Pelusios chapini Laurent 1965 [Central African mud turtle]
Pelusios cupulatta Bour and Maran 2003 [Ivory Coast mud turtle]
Pelusios gabonensis Duméril 1856 [African forest turtle]
Pelusios marani Bour 2000 [Gabon mud turtle]
Pelusios nanus Laurent 1956 [African dwarf mud turtle]
Pelusios niger Duméril and Bibron 1835 [West African black mud turtle]
Pelusios rhodesianus Hewitt 1927 [Variable mud turtle]
Pelusios rusingae Williams 1954
Pelusios sinuatus Smith 1838 [Serrated hinged terrapin]
Pelusios subniger Bonnaterre 1789 [East African black mud turtle]
Pelusios upembae Broadley 1981 [Upemba mud turtle]
Pelusios williamsi Laurent 1965 [Williams mud turtle]
Invalid names: Eusarkiidae Bergounioux 1952 [synonym], Pelomedusinae Zangerl 1948 [empty], Peltocephalidae Gray 1870 [synonym], Pelusiinae Zangerl 1948 [empty], Sternothaeridae Cope 1868 [synonym]
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Superfm. †Euraxemydoidea Gaffney et al. 2006
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Fm. †Euraxemydidae Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Dirqadim Gaffney et al. 2006
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Dirqadim schaefferi Gaffney et al. 2006
G. †Euraxemys Gaffney et al. 2006
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Euraxemys essweini Gaffney et al. 2006
G. †Teneremys Broin 1980
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Teneremys lapparenti de Broin 1980
Invalid names: Platycheloides nyasae Haughton 1928 [nomen dubium]
Superfm. Podocnemidoidae Cope 1868
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G. †Amabilis Hermanson et al. 2020
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Amabilis uchoensis Hermanson et al. 2020
G. †Roxochelys Price 1953
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Roxochelys vilavilensis de Broin 1971
Roxochelys wanderleyi Price 1953
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Invalid names: Cambaremys langertoni França and Langer 2005 [synonym]
Invalid names: Roxochelys harrisi Pacheco 1913 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Brasilemydidae Lapparent de Broin 2000 [empty]
Superfm. †Podocnemidoidea Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Nostimochelone Georgalis et al. 2013
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Nostimochelone lampra Georgalis et al. 2013
Fm. Podocnemididae Cope 1868
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G. †Hamadachelys Tong and Buffetaut 1996
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Hamadachelys escuilliei Tong and Buffetaut 1996
Invalid names: Podocnemoidea Cope 1868 [empty]
Unr. †Podocnemidinura Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Brasilemys Lapparent de Broin 2000
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Brasilemys josai Lapparent de Broin 2000
G. †Portezueloemys de la Fuente 2003
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Portezueloemys patagonica de la Fuente 2003
Unr. †Sahonachelyidae Joyce et al. 2021
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G. †Sahonachelys Joyce et al. 2021
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Sahonachelys mailakavava Joyce et al. 2021
G. †Sokatra Gaffney and Krause 2011
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Sokatra antitra Gaffney and Krause 2011
Invalid names: Chrysemys montolivensis Roman 1897 [invalid subgroup], Naiadochelys Hay 1908 [nomen dubium], Panpodocnemidae Joyce et al. 2004 [empty], Taphrosphys dares Hay 1908 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
O. A. López-Conde et al. 2021IGM-11517, can be attributed to Pleurodira considering the following character combination: a pair of reduced mesoplastra, not meeting in midline; a single intergular scute; absence of inframarginals and pelvis sutured to the shell.