PaleoDB taxon number: 80566
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Cheloniidae according to C. W. de Vis 1905
Sister taxa: Allopleuroninae, Ashleychelys, Cabindachelys, Caretta, Carettinae, Carolinochelys, Chelone acuticostata, Chelone bellunensis, Chelone gastaldii, Chelone murua, Chelone simonellii, Chelone sismondai, Chelone sordellii, Chelone strobeli, Chelonia, Cheloniinae, Chelyopsis, Dollochelys, Eochelone, Eocheloniinae, Eochelyinae, Eretmochelyinae, Gigantatypus, Itilochelys, Lembonax, Lytoloma, Miocaretta, Osonachelus, Pacifichelys, Pliochelys derelicta, Progonosaurus pertinax, Puppigerus, Syllominae, Syllomus, Tasbacka, Thalassochelys, Trachyaspis, Zangerlchelys
Subtaxa: Chelone costata, Chelone girundica, Chelone hoffmanni, Chelone jessoni, Chelone vanbenedeni
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