Cheloniidae
Also known as: Chéloniidés, Deniz kaplumbağasıgiller, Havskildpadder, Marine Turtles, Meeresschildkröten, Modern Sea Turtles, Penyu, Sea Turtles
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Testudines |
| Family | Cheloniidae |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 35 |
| Species records held | 68 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 197 |
| GBIF key | 9413 |
Genera in Cheloniidae
- Chelonia — 9 species: Chelonia cuvieri, Chelonia grandaeva, Chelonia gwinneri, Chelonia harvicensis, Chelonia hofmanni, Chelonia knorri, Chelonia mydas, Chelonia oligocena
- Euclastes — 6 species: Euclastes acutirostris, Euclastes coahuilaensis, Euclastes hutchinsoni, Euclastes hutchisoni, Euclastes melii, Euclastes platyops
- Toxochelys — 6 species: Toxochelys elkader, Toxochelys gigantea, Toxochelys latiremis, Toxochelys moorevillensis, Toxochelys procax, Toxochelys stenoporus
- Chelyopsis — 4 species: Chelyopsis halleri, Chelyopsis holsaticus, Chelyopsis littoreus, Chelyopsis raabei
- Allopleuron — 3 species: Allopleuron hofmanni, Allopleuron lipsiensis, Allopleuron qazaqstanense
- Eochelone — 3 species: Eochelone brabantica, Eochelone monstigris, Eochelone voltregana
- Lembonax — 3 species: Lembonax insularis, Lembonax polemicus, Lembonax propylaeus
- Tasbacka — 3 species: Tasbacka aldabergeni, Tasbacka danica, Tasbacka ouledabdounensis
- Argillochelys — 2 species: Argillochelys africana, Argillochelys athersuchi
- Caretta — 2 species: Caretta caretta, Caretta patriciae
- Corsochelys — 2 species: Corsochelys bentleyi, Corsochelys haliniches
- Ctenochelys — 2 species: Ctenochelys acris, Ctenochelys tennuitesta
- Desmatochelys — 2 species: Desmatochelys lowii, Desmatochelys padillai
- Lepidochelys — 2 species: Lepidochelys kempii, Lepidochelys olivacea
- Procolpochelys — 2 species: Procolpochelys charlestonensis, Procolpochelys susensis
- Syllomus — 2 species: Syllomus aegyptiacus, Syllomus crispatus
- Ashleychelys — 1 species: Ashleychelys palmeri
- Bryochelys — 1 species: Bryochelys waterkeyni
- Cabindachelys — 1 species: Cabindachelys landanensis
- Eretmochelys — 1 species: Eretmochelys imbricata
- Gigantatypus — 1 species: Gigantatypus salahi
- Glaucochelone — 1 species: Glaucochelone lonzeensis
- Itilochelys — 1 species: Itilochelys rasstrigin
- Kurobechelys — 1 species: Kurobechelys tricarinata
- Miocaretta — 1 species:
- Natator — 1 species:
- Osonachelus — 1 species:
- Pacifichelys — 1 species:
- Puppigerus — 1 species:
- Rupelchelys — 1 species:
- Tomochelone — 1 species:
- Glarichelys
- Glyptochelone
- Notochelone
- Zangerlchelys
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.