Reptilia - Testudines - Chelonemydidae
Synonym: Propleuridae Cope 1870
Parent taxon: Cryptodira according to K. A. v. Zittel 1890
See also Cope 1871, Cope 1872, Cope 1875 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Adocusia, Bashuchelyidae, Carettochelyoidea, Charitonyx tajanikolaevae, Chelydroidea, Chersidae, Chitracephalus, Cryptoderinea, Dermatochelydidae, Dermochelyoidea, Durocryptodira, Eucryptodira, Galvechelone, Glyptopidae, Glyptopsidae, Indochelyidae, Kallokibotioninae, Kayentachelyidae, Kinosternia, Kinosternoidae, Meiolanidae, Panchelonioidea, Pantestudinoidea, Pantrionychia, Platysternoidea, Polysternum, Selmacryptodira, Trionychia, Trionychoidea, Tritosternidae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chelonemydidae in the database