Cheloniidae
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| A green sea turtle swimming over coral reefs in Kona, Hawaii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Subclass: | Anapsida |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
| Family: | Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811[1] |
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Cheloniidae is a family of turtles belonging to the sea turtle superfamily Chelonioidea.
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[edit] Classification
[edit] Extant genera
- Genus Caretta
- Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)[1]
- Genus Chelonia
- Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)[1]
- Genus Eretmochelys
- Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)[1]
- Genus Lepidochelys
- Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)[1]
- Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)[1]
- Genus Natator
- Flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus)[1] (Previously in Chelonia)
[edit] Extinct genera
- Genus †Argillochelys
- †Argillochelys africana
- †Argillochelys antiqua
- †Argillochelys athersuchi
- †Argillochelys cuneiceps
- Genus †Carolinochelys
- †Carolinochelys wilsoni
- Genus †Gigantatypus
- †Gigantatypus salahi
- Genus †Procolpochelys
- †Procolpochelys grandaeva
[edit] Other
Subfamily Cheloniinae and Carettinae obsolete.
[edit] References
- Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Paul van Dijk, Peter; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley. "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (pdf). pp. 000.89–000.138. Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. http://www.webcitation.org/5uzfktoIh. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
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