Taxon profile

family

side-necked turtles
Pelomedusidae Cope, 1868

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Chordata - chordates » order Chelonia

Scientific synonyms

Eusarkiidae
Pelomedusinae

Temporal range:	Upper Cretaceous - recent

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Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 8

genus Pelomedusa Wagler, 1830

genus Pelusios Wagler, 1830

genus Platycheloides Houghton, 1928 ^†

genus Teneremys ^†

Pelomedusidae incertae sedis

genus Carteremys Williams, 1953 ^†

genus Paralichelys Bergounioux, 1935 ^†

genus Potamochelys Fitzinger, 1843 ^†

genus Stupendemys Wood, 1976 ^†

Links and literature

Moravec J. (2008): České názvy živočichů VII. Plazi (Reptilia) 1. Želvy (Testudines), krokodýli (Crocodylia), haterie (Rhynchocephalia)., Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 39 pp. [as Pelomedusidae]

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