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order..........TESTUDINES (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
family...........Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
subfamily.......Trionychinae (Common Softshell Turtles)
genus...............Apalone (North American Softshell Turtles)
species
species list
A. ferox (Florida Softshell Turtle)
A. mutica (Smooth Softshell Turtle)
A. spinifera (Spiny Softshell Turtle)
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- Original Description
- Rafinesque 1832 : 64
- Common Name
- North American Softshell Turtles
- Distribution
- North America
- Comments
- Removed from the synonymy of Trionyx by Meylan (1987). Reviewed by Smith and Smith (1979; as Trionyx). Subgenera (i.e., Apalone and Platypeltis) follow Meylan (1987:92).
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