Lissemys is a genus of softshell turtles in the subfamily Cyclanorbinae of the family Trionychidae. The genus is indigenous to southern Asia.

Lissemys
Temporal range: Miocene to recent, 15.97–0 Ma
Lissemys punctata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Trionychidae
Subfamily: Cyclanorbinae
Genus: Lissemys
M. A. Smith, 1931[1][2]
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Species

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The genus Lissemys contains three extant species which are recognized as being valid.[1]

Several extinct fossil species have been described for this genus, such as Lissemys piramensis Prasad, 1974, from Piram Island, India, but these are largely considered nomen dubia.[3][4] However, the extant Indian flapshell turtle (L. punctata) is known from fossils from as early as the Miocene.[5]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lissemys.

References

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  1. ^ a b Rhodin et al. 2011, pp. 000.204–000.205
  2. ^ a b Fritz & Havaš 2007, p. 314
  3. ^ "PBDB". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  4. ^ "Fossilworks: Lissemys piramensis". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  5. ^ "Fossilworks: Lissemys punctata". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2019-04-26.

Bibliography

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Further reading

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  • Smith, M. A. (1931). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Reptilia and Amphibia Volume I Loricata, Testudines. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xxviii + 185 pp. + Plates I-II. (Lissemys, new genus, p. 154).