Cyclanorbinae Temporal range:
Late Cretaceous to recent,
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Indian flapshell turtle Lissemys punctata | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | Trionychidae |
Subfamily: |
Cyclanorbinae Lydekker, 1889 |
Cyclanorbinae, also known commonly as the flapshell turtles, is a subfamily of softshell turtles in the family Trionychidae. The subfamily is native to Africa and Asia.
Morphological evidence supports Cyclanorbinae being the sister group to the Plastomeninae, an extinct subfamily of softshell turtles that inhabited North America from the Cretaceous to the Eocene. [1] [2]
The subfamily Cyclanorbinae contains the following three extant genera. [3]
One extinct prehistoric genus is also known from fossil remains: Nemegtemys Danilov et al., 2014, from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. [4]
Species in the genera Cyclanorbis and Cycloderma are found in Africa; species in the genus Lissemys are found in Asia. [5]
Cyclanorbinae Temporal range:
Late Cretaceous to recent,
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Indian flapshell turtle Lissemys punctata | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | Trionychidae |
Subfamily: |
Cyclanorbinae Lydekker, 1889 |
Cyclanorbinae, also known commonly as the flapshell turtles, is a subfamily of softshell turtles in the family Trionychidae. The subfamily is native to Africa and Asia.
Morphological evidence supports Cyclanorbinae being the sister group to the Plastomeninae, an extinct subfamily of softshell turtles that inhabited North America from the Cretaceous to the Eocene. [1] [2]
The subfamily Cyclanorbinae contains the following three extant genera. [3]
One extinct prehistoric genus is also known from fossil remains: Nemegtemys Danilov et al., 2014, from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. [4]
Species in the genera Cyclanorbis and Cycloderma are found in Africa; species in the genus Lissemys are found in Asia. [5]