Palaeaspis Gray 1870 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines

Parent taxon: Pelomedusoides according to E. S. Gaffney et al. 2006

See also Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Apodichelys, Araripemydidae, Bothremydidae, Caririemys, Chrysemys montolivensis, Francemys, Itapecuruemys, Naiadochelys, Panpodocnemidae, Peiropemydidae, Pelomedusera, Podocnemidera, Podocnemidoidae, Podocnemidoidea, Sahonachelyidae, Taphrosphys dares

Subtaxa: Palaeaspis bowerbanki

View classification

Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeaspis in the database

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.