†Helopanoplia Hay 1908 (softshell turtle)
Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1908. The fossil turtles of North America. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 75:1-568
Parent taxon: Plastomeninae according to P. A. Holroyd and J. H. Hutchison 2002
Sister taxa: Hutchemys, Plastomenus
Subtaxa: Helopanoplia distincta
Type: Helopanoplia distincta
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore