Hutchemys Joyce et al. 2009 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Pantrionychidae

Synonyms: Derrisemys Hutchison 2009, Plastomenoides Hutchison 2009

Full reference: W. G. Joyce, A. Revan, T. R. Lyson and I. G. Danilov. 2009. Two new plastomenine softshell turtles from the Paleocene of Montana and Wyoming. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 50(2):307-325

Parent taxon: Plastomenini according to S. E. Jasinski et al. 2022

See also Hutchison 2009, Hutchison et al. 2013, Joyce et al. 2009, Lyson et al. 2021 and Vitek and Joyce 2015

Sister taxa: Helopanoplia, Plastomenus

Subtaxa: Aspideretes nassau Hutchemys acupictus Hutchemys arctochelys Hutchemys rememdium Hutchemys sterea Hutchemys tetanetron Hutchemys walkerorum

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Type: Hutchemys rememdium

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (25: Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming collections)

• Cretaceous of United States (10: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 35 collections including 36 occurrences

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