Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trionychoidea 

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
Subordo: Cryptodira
Superfamilia: Trionychoidea

Familia: Trionychidae
Subfamiliae (3): Cyclanorbinae – Plastomeninae Trionychinae

Overview of genera (26)

Cyclanorbinae: Cyclanorbis  Cycloderma  Lissemys  Nemegtemys
Plastomeninae: Atoposemys  Heloplanoplia  Hutchemys  Plastomenus
Trionychinae: Amyda  Apalone  Chitra  Dogania  Nilssonia  Palea  Pelochelys  Pelodiscus  Petrochelys  Rafetus  Trionyx
Stem Trionychids: Axestemys  Drazinderetes  Gilmoremys  Gobiapalone  Khunnuchelys  Kuhnemys  Murgonemys  Perochelys

Name

Note:

Plastomenidae used as subfamily to reconcile Paleo and Living taxa taxonomy. One is using Phylocode the other ICZN system. Higher order reconciliation necessary. Unassigned basal taxa will need to be assigned at a later date the basal Trionychids are highly unresolved.

References

  • Georges, A.; Thomson, S. 2010: Diversity of Australasian freshwater turtles, with an annotated synonymy and keys to species. Zootaxa 2496: 1–37. Preview PDF Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Weichschildkröten
English: Soft-shelled Turtles
日本語: スッポン科
한국어: 자라과
Nederlands: Weekschildpadden
русский: Трёхкоготные черепахи
ไทย: ตะพาบ, ตะพาบน้ำ
Türkçe: Dudaklı kaplumbağagiller
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