Trionychoidea

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Spiny Softshell Turtle, Apalone spinifera
Spiny Softshell Turtle, Apalone spinifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Anapsida
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Trionychoidea
Fitzinger, 1826

Trionychoidea is a superfamily of turtles which encompasses species that are commonly referred to as softshelled turtles. It consists of a single family, two subfamilies, and 14 genera. They are found throughout the temperate regions of the world.

[edit] Taxonomy

Family Trionychidae
Subfamily Cyclanorbinae

  • Genus Cyclanorbis
  • Genus Cycloderma
  • Genus Lissemys

Subfamily Trionychinae

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