†Pleurosternon Owen 1853 (turtle)
Reptilia - Testudines - Pleurosternidae
Alternative spelling: Pleurosternum
Synonym: Mesochelys Evans and Kemp 1975
Full reference: R. Owen. 1853. Monograph on the fossil Reptilia of the Wealden and Purbeck formations. Part 1, Chelonia. Palaeontographical Society Monograph 7(25):1-12
Parent taxon: Pleurosternidae according to J. Anquetin 2012
Sister taxa: Arundelemys, Ballerstedtia, Desmemys, Dinochelys, Glyptops, Selenemys, Tretosternum
Subtaxa: Pleurosternon bullockii, Pleurosternum portlandicum
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