PaleoDB taxon number: 56475
Synonyms: Chelonia Latreille 1800 (no. 36325), Chelonii Latreille 1800 (no. 106738)
Parent taxon: Testudinata according to D. Perea et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Amblypus, Ancyropus, Aplax oberndorferi, Athecae, Australochelyidae, Australochelys, Chelichnus, Chelonipedidae, Chelycarapookus, Chelycarapookus arcuatus, Chelys blakii, Chelytherium, Chelytherium obscurum, Chengyuchelyidae, Chengyuchelys, Chinlechelys, Emys neumayri, Emys paranensis, Heckerochelyidae, Helcura, Kallokibotion, Megasternon, Mesochelydia, Mongolochelyidae, Odontochelyidae, Palaeochersis, Perichelydia, Platemys sehuensis, Platycheloides, Proganochelys, Proterochersidae, Proterochersis, Protochelys, Siamochelys, Testudinites, Testudo elata, Testudo stricklandi, Testudofiexoolithidae, Testudoolithidae, Thalassochelydia, Thecophora, Trachydermochelys, Trachydermochelys phlyctaenus, Tretosternon punctatum, Trionyx mammillaris
Subtaxa: Amphichelydia, Apertotemporalis, Apholidemys, Asturichelys, Casichelydia, Chelone obovata, Chelone sopita, Chelonichnium, Chelonipus, Chelonoides, Chelycarapookidae, Cryptodira, Cryptodiramorpha, Cryptrodiramorpha, Entoplastrites, Euclastochelys, Euclastochelys interrupta, Fluvialia, Glaucochelone, Haichemydidae, Halmyrachelidae, Larachelus, Marina, Meiolania damelipi, Metachelydia, Odontochelys, Oligochelone, Pachychelys, Padiochelys, Paludinosa, Pancryptodira, Panpleurodira, Paracryptodira, Platychelone, Platychelone emarginata, Plesiochelydiae, Pleurodira, Podocnemis lata, Proganochelydia, Protemys, Pseudosphargis, Senonemys suemegensis, Sokotochelys, Tacuarembemys, Temnoclemmys cordiformis, Terrestria, Tomochelone, Triassochelys, Trionychidae, Trionyx fuchienensis, Trionyx tshelkarensis, Yaxartemys
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