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Cheloniidae Bonaparte, 1832

115298  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:115298)

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  1. Genus Allopleuron Baur, 1888 †
  2. Genus Argillochelys Lydekker, 1889 †
  3. Genus Ashleychelys Weems & Sanders, 2014 †
  4. Genus Caouana Gray, 1844
  5. Genus Caretta Rafinesque, 1814
  6. Genus Catapleura Cope, 1870 †
  7. Genus Cephalochelys Gray, 1873
  8. Genus Chelonia Brongniart, 1800
  9. Genus Corsochelys Zangerl, 1960 †
  10. Genus Desmatochelys Williston, 1894 †
  11. Genus Eochelone Dollo, 1903 †
  12. Genus Eretmochelys Fitzinger, 1843
  13. Genus Glarichelys Zangerl, 1958 †
  14. Genus Glaucochelone Dollo, 1909 †
  15. Genus Glyptochelone Dollo, 1909 †
  16. Genus Itilochelys Danilov, Averianov & Yarkov, 2010 †
  17. Genus Lepidochelys Fitzinger, 1843
  18. Genus Natator McCulloch, 1908
  19. Genus Notochelone Lydekker, 1889 †
  20. Genus Onychochelys Gray, 1873
  21. Genus Osonachelus de Broin, Murelaga, Farrés & Altimiras, 2014 †
  22. Genus Pacifichelys Parham & Pyenson, 2010 †
  23. Genus Peritresius Cope, 1870 †
  24. Genus Procolpochelys Hay, 1908 †
  25. Genus Puppigerus Cope, 1870 †
  26. Genus Rupelchelys Karl & Tichy, 1999 †
  27. Genus Syllomus Cope, 1896 †
  28. Genus Thalassochelys Fitzinger, 1835
  29. Genus Tomochelone Dollo, 1909 †
  30. Genus Toxochelys Cope, 1873 †
  31. Genus Zangerlchelys Hirayama, 2006 †
  32. Genus Chelona Burmeister, 1807 accepted as Chelonia Brongniart, 1800
  33. Genus Chelona Fleming, 1828 accepted as Chelonia Brongniart, 1800
  34. Genus Chelone Brongniart, 1805 accepted as Chelonia Brongniart, 1800
  35. Genus Chelonias Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Chelonia Brongniart, 1800
  36. Genus Colpochelys Garman, 1880 accepted as Lepidochelys Fitzinger, 1843
  37. Genus Eremonia Gray, 1873 accepted as Caretta Rafinesque, 1814
  38. Genus Erethmochelys Maldonado-Koerdell, 1953 accepted as Eretmochelys Fitzinger, 1843
  39. Genus Eretmochelis Tschudi, 1846 accepted as Eretmochelys Fitzinger, 1843
  40. Genus Eritmochelys Tschudi, 1846 accepted as Eretmochelys Fitzinger, 1843
  41. Genus Euchelonia Tschudi, 1846 accepted as Chelonia Brongniart, 1800
  42. Genus Euchelus accepted as Chelonia Brongniart, 1800
  43. Genus Euchelys Girard, 1858 accepted as Chelonia Brongniart, 1800
  44. Genus Halichelys Fitzinger, 1843 accepted as Caretta Rafinesque, 1814
  45. Genus Herpysmostes Gistl, 1868 accepted as Eretmochelys Fitzinger, 1843
  46. Genus Megemys Gistl, 1848 accepted as Chelonia Brongniart, 1800
  47. Genus Midas Herrera, 1901 accepted as Chelonia Brongniart, 1800
  48. Genus Mydasea Gervais, 1843 accepted as Chelonia Brongniart, 1800
  49. Genus Thalassiochelis Nardo, 1864 accepted as Caretta Rafinesque, 1814
  50. Genus Thalassiochelys accepted as Thalassochelys Fitzinger, 1835
  51. Genus Thallasochelys Barbour & Cole, 1906 accepted as Caretta Rafinesque, 1814
  52. Genus Thalssochelys accepted as Thalassochelys Fitzinger, 1835
  53. Genus Euclastes Cope, 1867 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  54. Genus Miocaretta Deraniyagala, 1967 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  55. Genus Mydas Gray, 1870 (uncertain, unassessed)
  56. Genus Notochelys Owen, 1882 † (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2023). Cheloniidae Bonaparte, 1832. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115298 on 2024-03-28
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.  [details]   

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   
From other sources
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Reptilia (Class) > Anapsida (Subclass) > Testudines (Order) > Casichelydia (Suborder) > Cryptodira (Infraorder) > Chelonioidea (Superfamily) > Cheloniidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)-Holocene (?Recent). Marine turtles (lay eggs on land). [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

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