Iberoccitanemys

Iberoccitanemys is an extinct genus of turtle from the Bothremydidae that is known from the Marnes d'Auzas Formation in France, and also the Sobrepena Formation and Villalba [de la Sierra Formation] in Spain.

Discovery and naming

Two species are known: I. convenarum and I. atlanticum, which were both referred to other genera before being moved to Iberoccitanemys; the genus was named by Perez-Garcia, Ortega & Murelaga.
The type species, I. convenarum, was initially placed within Elochelys as E. convenarum by Laurent, Tong & Claude. It was moved to Iberoccitanemys when the genus was named in 2012 and is based on the holotype, MDEt Cas2-259, a nearly complete shell from the Marnes d'Auzas Formation in France.
The second species, I. atlanticum, was initially placed within Polysternon as P. atlanticum by de Lapparent de Broin & Murelaga. P. atlanticum was redescribed as a species of Iberoccitanemys by Perez-Garcia, Ortega & Murelaga. The holotype is MCNA 6316, from the Sobrepena Formation in Spain.