Cheloniinae
Cheloniinae is a subfamily of the sea turtle family Cheloniidae. Its parent superfamily is Chelonioidea.
| Cheloniinae | |
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| Chelonia mydas | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
| Family: | Cheloniidae |
| Subfamily: | Cheloniinae |
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Chelonia | |
The members of the subfamily, and genera that make it up, are:
- Genus Chelonia
- Chelonia mydas (green sea turtle)
- Genus Eretmochelys
- Eretmochelys imbricata (hawksbill sea turtle)
- Genus Natator
- Natator depressus (flatback sea turtle) (Previously in Chelonia)
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Cheloniidae family | ||||
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| †Allopleuron |
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| †Argillochelys |
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| Caretta | ||||
| †Carolinochelys |
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| Chelonia | ||||
| †Eochelone |
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| Eretmochelys | ||||
| †Gigantatypus |
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| †Glarichelys |
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| †Itilochelys |
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| Lepidochelys |
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| †Mexichelys |
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| †Miocaretta |
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| Natator | ||||
| †Pacifichelys |
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| †Syllomus |
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| †Tasbacka |
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Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct. | ||||
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