Reptilia - Testudines - Pantestudinidae
Chersine Merrem, 1820 is not the same as Chersina Gray, 1831
Synonym: Eurotestudo Lapparent de Broin et al. 2006 [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Testudinidae according to R. Bour and A. Ohler 2008
See also Lapparent de Broin et al. 2006 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Achilemys, Agrionemys, Aldabrachelys, Anhuichelys, Astrochelys, Cachuga, Caryoderma, Centrochelys, Cheirogaster, Chelonoidis, Chelys patagonica, Chersina, Cylindraspis, Damonia, Emys sombrerensis, Ergilemys, Floridemys, Floridemys hurdi, Fontainechelon, Geochelone, Geochelone (Chelonoidis), Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) equicomes, Gigantochersina, Gopherus, Gopherus praecedens, Hesperotestudo, Homopus, Impregnochelys, Indotestudo, Juvemys, Kansuchelys, Kinixys, Malacochersus, Manouria, Megalochelys, Mesochersus, Miotestudo, Namibchersus, Nicoria, Palaeoemys, Paleotestudo, Pelorochelon, Platysterninae, Protestudo, Psammobates, Pyxis, Sinohadrianus, Stigmochelys, Stylemys, Stylemys calaverensis, Taraschelon, Testudininae, Testudininei, Testudinites sellovii, Testudo, Testudo annae, Testudo atascosae, Testudo castrensis, Testudo cultrata, Testudo exornata, Testudo formosa, Testudo francisi, Testudo hayi, Testudo klettiana, Testudo laticaudata, Testudo louisekressmani, Testudo luciae, Testudo ocalana, Testudo paranensis, Testudo peragrans, Testudo quadratus, Testudo undata, Titanochelon
Subtaxa: Chersine hermanni Chersine lunellensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (2 collections), Greece (3), Italy (5), Spain (14)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of France (1), Italy (1)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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