Cheloniinae

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Cheloniinae
Chelonia mydas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Anapsida
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Chelonioidea
Family: Cheloniidae
Subfamily: Cheloniinae
Genera

Chelonia
Eretmochelys
Natator

Cheloniinae is a subfamily of the sea turtle family Cheloniidae. Its parent superfamily is Chelonioidea.

  • Class: Reptilia
  • Order: Testudines
  • SubOrder: Cryptodira
  • SuperFamily: Chelonioidea
  • Family: Cheloniidae
  • SubFamily: Cheloniinae

The members of the family, and genera that make it up, are:

  • Genus Chelonia
  • Genus Eretmochelys
  • Genus Natator
    • Natator depressa (Flat Back Turtle) (Previously in Chelonia)

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