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Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811

136999  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136999)

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Description Shell, head and flippers covered with horny lamellae (scutes); horny beak never W-shaped when viewed from the front;...  
Description Shell, head and flippers covered with horny lamellae (scutes); horny beak never W-shaped when viewed from the front; flippers with one or two claws <134> [details]
Uetz, P. (ed.) (2024). The Reptile Database. Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136999 on 2024-10-14
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2005-03-29 08:12:19Z
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2005-12-27 19:49:34Z
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2017-03-22 13:48:24Z
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basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   

additional source Fischer, W.; Bianchi, G.; Scott, W.B. (1981). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes: Eastern Central Atlantic fishing area 34, 47 (in part): 6. Shrimps and prawns, true crabs, Stomatopoda, bivalves, Gastropoda, Cephalopoda, sea turtles. <i>FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes</i>, 6. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada: Ottawa, Canada. pag.var pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
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Description Shell, head and flippers covered with horny lamellae (scutes); horny beak never W-shaped when viewed from the front; flippers with one or two claws <134> [details]

Spelling Spelled 'Cheloniidae' in Richmond, 1997 [details]
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LanguageName 
English sea turtles  [details]
German Meeresschildkröten  [details]
Italian chelonidi  [details]
Japanese ウミガメ科  [details]
Lithuanian jūriniai vėžliai  [details]
Modern Greek (1453-) Χελωνίδες  [details]
Norwegian havskilpaddefamilien  [details]
Polish żółwie morskie  [details]
Russian морские черепахи  [details]
Slovenian morske želve  [details]
Turkish kaplumbağalar  [details]
Ukrainian Черепахи морськіМорські черепахи  [details]