Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Division: Archelosauria
Division: Pan-Testudines
Division: Testudinata
Ordo: Testudines
Infraordines: Pan-Cryptodira - Pan-Pleurodira - Meiolaniformes
Subordines: Cryptodira - †Paracryptodira - Pleurodira - †Proganochelydia - incertae sedis

†Pleurosternidae - † Owadowia

References

• Joyce, W.G., Parham, J.F., and Gauthier, J.A. 2004. Developing a protocol for the conversion of rank-based taxon names to phylogenetically defined clade names, as exemplified by turtles. Journal of Paleontology. 78: 989–1013.

• Ceríaco, L.M.P.; Bour, R. 2012: Schweigger’s (1812) chelonian types from the extinct eighteenth century Portuguese “Royal cabinet of natural history of Ajuda”: some contributions for their identification and nomenclatural implications. Zootaxa 3395: 18–32. Preview Reference page. 
• Fong, J.J.; Qiao, G-x. 2010: New localities of endangered Chinese turtles from museum specimens and the practical and ethical challenges using and reporting natural history collection data. Zootaxa, 2393: 59–68. Preview
• Fritz, U. 2011. Order Testudines Batsch, 1788. Pp 61–62 In Zhang, Z.-Q. (ed.) 2011. Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa 3148: 1–237. Open access. Reference page. . Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

• Fritz, U.; Havaš, P. 2013: Order Testudines: 2013 update. Zootaxa 3703(1): 12–14. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.4 Reference page. 
• Georges, A.; Thomson, S. 2010: Diversity of Australasian freshwater turtles, with an annotated synonymy and keys to species. Zootaxa, 2496: 1–37. Preview PDF
• Nowak-Kemp, M.; Fritz, U. 2010: Chelonian type specimens at the Oxford University Museum. Zootaxa, 2604: 1–19. Preview
• van Dijk, P.P. et al. 2011: Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status. Chelonian research monographs, (5): 000.165-000.242. DOI: 10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v4.2011

Vernacular names

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