Palaeaspis bowerbanki Owen 1842 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines

Alternative combinations: Platemys bowerbanki, Podocnemis bowerbanki

Belongs to Palaeaspis according to E. S. Gaffney et al. 2006

See also Lydekker 1889

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: formerly in Mr Bowerbank's collection, but since it was not sent to the [Natural History] Museum [London] it is probable that it must have perished through pyritous decomposition, a partial shell (partial shell)

Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeaspis bowerbanki in the database

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