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Cheloniidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Reptilia
order
Testudines
family
Cheloniidae

Name

Synonyms
Carettidae
Chelone acuticostata Bergounioux, 1954
Chelone bellunensis Bergounioux, 1954
Chelone gastaldii Portis, 1879
Chelone murua de Vis, 1905
Chelone simonellii Porta, 1898
Chelone sismondai Portis, 1879
Chelone sordellii Porta, 1898
Chelone strobeli Porta, 1898
Cheloniadae
Chelonidae
Mydae
Pliochelys derelicta Portis, 1890
Progonosaurus pertinax Portis, 1890
Homonyms
Cheloniidae
Common names
Havskildpadder in Danish
Sea Turtles in English
marine turtles in English
modern sea turtles in English
havskilpadder in Norwegian Bokmål
havssköldpaddor in Swedish
Meeresschildkröten in German
Meeresschildkröten in German
Turtle in English
Turtles in English
chelonidi in Italian
chelonidi in Italian
havskilpaddefamilien in Norwegian
havskilpaddefamilien in Norwegian
jūriniai vėžliai in Lithuanian
jūriniai vėžliai in Lithuanian
kaplumbağalar in Turkish
kaplumbağalar in Turkish
morske želve in Slovenian
morske želve in Slovenian
sea turtles in English
sea turtles in English
turtar in Scottish Gaelic
turtaran in Scottish Gaelic
żółwie morskie in Polish
żółwie morskie in Polish
Χελωνίδες in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Χελωνίδες in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Морські черепахи in Ukrainian
Морські черепахи in Ukrainian
Черепахи морські in Ukrainian
Черепахи морські in Ukrainian
морские черепахи in Russian
морские черепахи in Russian
ウミガメ科 in Japanese
ウミガメ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

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  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  3. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  4. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  5. Fauna Europaea (2013-08-02 00:00:00) Fauna Europaea, v. 2.6.1: http://www.faunaeur.org/
  6. Fischer, W.; Bianchi, G.; Scott, W.B. (1981). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes: Eastern Central Atlantic fishing area 34, 47 (in part): 6. Shrimps and prawns, true crabs, Stomatopoda, bivalves, Gastropoda, Cephalopoda, sea turtles. <i>FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes</i>, 6. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada: Ottawa, Canada. pag.var pp.
  7. Fischer, W.; Bianchi, G.; Scott, W.B. (1981). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes: Eastern Central Atlantic fishing area 34, 47 (in part): 6. Shrimps and prawns, true crabs, Stomatopoda, bivalves, Gastropoda, Cephalopoda, sea turtles. <i>FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes</i>, 6. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada: Ottawa, Canada. pag.var pp.
  8. Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed., 1993: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. iv + 73.
  9. Gärdenfors, Ulf, Hall, Ragnar, Hallingbäck, Tomas, Hansson, Hans G. & Hedström, Lars (2011-02-09 00:00:00) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj. ArtDatabanken Rapporterar 5, ArtDatabanken, Uppsala. (reviderad excelfil med svenska djurfamiljer).
  10. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  11. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  12. Iverson, John B., 1992: null. A Revised Checklist with Distribution Maps of the Turtles of the World. xiii + 363.
  13. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  14. Rhodin, A. G. J. et al. (2014-02-13 00:00:00) Turtles of the world
  15. Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., J. Iverson, A. Rhodin, H. Shaffer, and R. Bour], 2014: Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 5, v. 7. 329-479.
  16. Uetz, J. (2014-02-13 00:00:00) The Reptile Database, Zoological Museum Hamburg; www.reptile-database.org
  17. van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376
  18. van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376
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