IRMNG - Carettochelydidae

IRMNG taxon details

Carettochelydidae

IRMNG_ID

104734 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104734)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Testudines

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Carettochelydidae. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104734 on 2025-01-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-08-22 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (3)
Notes (2)

basis of record Australian Faunal Directory, 2007 version. Available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home. [details]

extant flag source Australian Faunal Directory, 2007 version. Available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home. [details]

habitat flag source web search (AJR) [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Reptilia (Class) > Anapsida (Subclass) > Testudines (Order) > Carettochelydidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Pig-nosed turtle, freshwater, possibly also estuarine in New Guinea (but FW only in Australia) [details]