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Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Eastern Spiny Softshell


Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
Order:
Testudines Linnaeus, 1758 - Turtles
Family:
Trionychidae Bell, 1828 - Softshells
Genus:
Apalone Rafinesque, 1832 - North American Softshells
Species:
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Eastern Spiny Softshell

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms

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