Apalone
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Apalone is a genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae. The three species of Apalone are native to freshwater habitats in North America; they are the only living softshell turtles from the Americas (other American softshell turtles are only known from fossil remains).[2]
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Apalone | |
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Spiny softshell turtle, Apalone spinifera | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | Trionychidae |
Subfamily: | Trionychinae |
Genus: | Apalone Rafinesque, 1832 |
Species | |
3 recognized species, see article. | |
Synonyms | |
Mesodeca Rafinesque, 1832 |
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