The specific name, violetae, honours Violeta Arraes de Alencar Gervaiseau former rector of the Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), who fosters paleontological studies in this region.
Full reference: G. R. Oliveira and A. W. A. Kellner. 2007. A new side-necked turtle (Pleurodira, Pelomedusoides) from the Santana Formation (Early Cretaceous), Araripe Basin, Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 1425:53-61
Belongs to Caririemys according to G. R. Oliveira and A. W. A. Kellner 2007
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MN 6919–V, a partial skeleton (incomplete carapace, part of the last cervical vertebra, dorsal and caudal vertebrae, right pelvis and femur). Its type locality is Santana do Cariri (general), which is in an Aptian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal shale in the Romualdo Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution: found only at Santana do Cariri (general)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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