Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Reptilia

Testudines Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Order
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Cryptodira

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Dutch: schildpadden

English: turtles

German: Schildkröten sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Greek: Χελώνες sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: testuggini sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: vėžliai sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: skilpadder sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: żółwie sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: черепахи sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: želve sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: sköldpaddor sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: kaplumbağalar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Черепахи; Черепа́хи

Literature

original description	Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.
additional source	Fischer, W.; Bianchi, G.; Scott, W.B. (1981). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes: Eastern Central Atlantic fishing area 34, 47 (in part): 6. Shrimps and prawns, true crabs, Stomatopoda, bivalves, Gastropoda, Cephalopoda, sea turtles. FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes, 6. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada: Ottawa, Canada. pag.var pp.

Genbank

External Links

GenBank (0 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

WoRMS (2014). Testudines. In: Uetz, P. (ed.) (2014) The Reptile Database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2689