Clade Eupleurodira Gaffney and Meylan 1988 (sideneck turtle)
Parent taxon: Pleurodira according to E. A. Cadena et al. 2013
See also Gaffney et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Amphichelydidae, Chelidae, Megapleurodira, Minipleurodira, Notoemydidae, Panchelidae, Panpelomedusoides, Pelomedusoides, Platychelira, Podocnemididae
Subtaxa: Bothremydinura Cheloides
Ecology: amphibious omnivore