Caretta Rafinesque, 1814 
AphiaID: 137066

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Gnathostomata > Tetrapoda > Reptilia > Testudines > Cryptodira > Cheloniidae

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 Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Environment		marine
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137066
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   van der Land, Jacob 2005-12-27 19:49:34Z   changed   Vanden Berghe, Edward
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		Citation: BeRMS (2013). Caretta Rafinesque, 1814. In: Uetz, P. (ed.) (2013) The Reptile Database. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137066 on 2013-06-19
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