Eretmochelys Fitzinger 1843 (sea turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Synonyms: Herpysmostes Gistel 1868, Onychochelys Gray 1873

Full reference: L. Fitzinger. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus Primus. Amblyglossae. Apud Braumüller and Seidel Bibliopolas, Vienna 1-106

Parent taxon: Carettinae according to A. G. J. Rhodin et al. 2017

See also Berry and Lynn 1936, Cope 1875, Dodd and Morgan 1992, Frank and Ramus 1996, Hirayama 1995, van Dijk et al. 2014 and Weems 1988

Sister taxon: Caretta

Subtaxa: Eretmochelys imbricata

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Type: Testudo imbricata

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection)

• Hemphillian of United States (2: Florida)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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