Lyssemys piramensis Prasad 1974 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae

Full reference: K. N. Prasad. 1974. The vertebrate fauna from Piram Island, Gujarat, India. Palaeontologia Indica 41:1-21

Belongs to Lyssemys according to K. N. Prasad 1974

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: GSI 118134, an osteoderm (scute). Its type locality is Piram Island, which is in a Miocene coastal conglomerate in the Piram Conglomerate Formation of India.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Piram Island

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