WoRMS taxon details
Lepidochelys Fitzinger, 1843
AphiaID: 137069
AphiaID: 137069
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Reptilia (Class) > Testudines (Order) > Cryptodira (Suborder) > Cheloniidae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Edited by Database Management Team | ||||||||||
| Rank | Genus | ||||||||||
| Parent | Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811 | ||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] | ||||||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880) Species Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137069 | ||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Lepidochelys Fitzinger, 1843. In: Uetz, P. (ed.) (2013) The Reptile Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137069 on 2013-05-25 | |||||||||||
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