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IRMNG taxon details
Chelonia mydas
(Linnaeus, 1758)
IRMNG_ID
10543067
(urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:10543067)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Chordata
(Phylum)
Vertebrata
(Subphylum)
Tetrapoda
(Superclass)
Reptilia
(Class)
Testudines
(Order)
Cheloniidae
(Family)
Chelonia
(Genus)
Chelonia mydas
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Chelonia
Brongniart, 1800
Synonymised names
Caretta cepedii
Merrem, 1820
·
unaccepted
Caretta esculenta
Merrem, 1820
·
unaccepted
Caretta thunbergi
Merrem, 1820
·
unaccepted
Caretta thunbergii
Merrem, 1820
·
unaccepted
Chelone mydas
Boulenger, 1889
·
unaccepted
Chelone virgata
Boulenger, 1887
·
unaccepted
Chelonia agassizii
Bocourt, 1868
·
unaccepted
Chelonia agassizzii
Lehr, 2002
·
unaccepted
Chelonia albiventer
Nardo, 1864
·
unaccepted
Chelonia bicarinata
Lesson in Bélanger, 1834
·
unaccepted
Chelonia formosa
Girard, 1858
·
unaccepted
Chelonia japonica
·
unaccepted
Chelonia lachrymata
Cuvier, 1829
·
unaccepted
Chelonia lata
Philippi, 1887
·
unaccepted
Chelonia maculosa
Cuvier, 1829
·
unaccepted
Chelonia marmorata
Duméril & Bibron, 1835
·
unaccepted
Chelonia midas
Duméril & Bibron, 1835
·
unaccepted
Chelonia tenuis
Girard, 1858
·
unaccepted
Chelonia virgata
Schweigger, 1812
·
unaccepted
Euchelus macropus
Girard, 1858
·
unaccepted
Mydas viridis
Gray, 1870
·
unaccepted
Natator tesselatus
McCulloch, 1908
·
unaccepted
Natator tessellatus
McCulloch, 1908
·
unaccepted
Testudo cepediana
Daudin, 1802
·
unaccepted
Testudo chloronotus
Bechstein, 1800
·
unaccepted
Testudo japonica
Thunberg, 1787
·
unaccepted
Testudo macropus
Walbaum, 1782
·
unaccepted
Testudo mydas
Linnaeus, 1758
·
unaccepted
Testudo rugosa
Daudin, 1802
·
unaccepted
Testudo viridis
Schneider, 1783
·
unaccepted
Testudo viridisquamosa
Lacepede, 1788
·
unaccepted
Environment
marine
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
Not documented
Taxonomic citation
IRMNG (2022).
Chelonia mydas
(Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10543067 on 2025-01-29
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
[taxonomic tree]
Sources (5)
Notes (1)
Links (6)
basis of record
WoRMS (Mar 2013)
[details]
basis of record
CoL2006/Rep
[details]
current name source
CoL 2006
[details]
extant flag source
CoL 2006
[details]
habitat flag source
manually created as per genus (AJR)
[details]
Unreviewed
Habitat
Marine and nonmarine
[details]
To BioNames database
(from synonym
Chelonia lata
Philippi, 1887
)
To BioNames database
(from synonym
Natator tessellatus
McCulloch, 1908
)
To ION (Index to Organism Names)
(from synonym
Chelonia lata
Philippi, 1887
)
To ION (Index to Organism Names)
(from synonym
Natator tessellatus
McCulloch, 1908
)
To WoRMS
To WoRMS
(from synonym
Chelonia agassizii
Bocourt, 1868
)
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