| Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtle | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Genus: | Apalone |
| Species: | A. spinifera |
| Subspecies: | A. s. aspera |
| Trinomial name | |
| Apalone spinifera aspera Agassiz, 1857 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Aspidonectes asper |
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The Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera aspera) is a subspecies of softshell turtle native to the United States. It is found in fresh water rivers along the Gulf of Mexico from North Carolina to Mississippi.
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