Apalone (Platypeltis) Fitzinger 1835
Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Alternative spelling: Platypeltis
Parent taxon: Apalone according to P. A. Meylan 1987
See also Hay 1908, Hay 1930, Hutchison 1992, Hutchison 1996, Sukhanov 2000 and Yeh 1963
Sister taxa: Apalone amorense, Apalone ferox, Apalone lima, Apalone mutica, Apalone spinifera, Apalone trionychoides
Subtaxa: Platypeltis ferox Platypeltis sternbergi
Type: Trionyx ferox
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