Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Alternative combinations: Chelone mydas, Euchelonia midas, Mydasea mydas, Testudo mydas
Synonyms: Caretta cepedii Merrem 1820, Caretta esculenta Merrem 1820, Caretta thunbergii Merrem 1820, Chelonia agassizii Bocourt 1868, Chelonia albiventer Nardo 1864, Chelonia bicarinata Lesson 1831, Chelonia formosa Girard 1858, Chelonia grisea Eschscholtz 1829, Chelonia lachrymata Cuvier 1829, Chelonia lata Philippi 1887, Chelonia maculosa Cuvier 1829, Chelonia marmorata Dumeril and Bibron 1835, Chelonia tenuis Girard 1858, Chelonia virgata Schweigger 1812, Testudo cepediana Daudin 1801, Testudo chloronotus Bechstein 1800, Testudo japonica Thunberg 1787, Testudo macropus Gmelin 1789, Testudo viridis Schneider 1783
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Chelonia according to A. G. J. Rhodin et al. 2017
See also Berry and Lynn 1936, Cope 1875, Hay 1930, Linnaeus 1766, Mrososky and Pritchard 1971, Owen 1842 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Chelonia castanea, Chelonia cuvieri, Chelonia girundica, Chelonia gwinneri, Chelonia harvicensis, Chelonia hoffmanni, Chelonia hofmanni, Chelonia oligocena, Chelonia parvitecta, Euchelys macropus
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Oman (1), United States (2: California, Florida)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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