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

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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

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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GUID

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Last modified

2005-12-27 by Edward Vanden Berghe

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