Quick facts for kids Apalone spinifera emoryi |
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Scientific classification  |
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Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Chordata |
Class: |
Reptilia |
Order: |
Testudines |
Suborder: |
Cryptodira |
Family: |
Trionychidae |
Genus: |
Apalone |
Subgenus: |
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Species: |
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Subspecies: |
†A. s. emoryi
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Trinomial name |
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Apalone spinifera emoryi
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Synonyms |
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- Aspidonectes emoryi
Agassiz, 1857
- Trionyx emoryi
— Strauch, 1862
- Aspidonectes emyda
Gray, 1870
- Aspidonectes georgii
Gray, 1870
- Platypeltis emoryii [sic]
— Baur, 1893 (ex errore)
- Platypeltis emoryi
— Siebenrock, 1909
- Amyda emoryi
— Stejneger & Barbour, 1917
- Amyda emoryii
— Strecker, 1927
- Amyda ferox emoryi
— Neill, 1951
- Trionyx ferox emoryi
— Schmidt, 1953
- Trionyx spinifer emoryi
— A. Schwartz, 1956
- Trionyx spinifera emoryi
— Minton, 1959
- Trionyx spiniferus emoryi
— Wermuth & Mertens, 1961
- Trionyx spiniferus emoryir [sic]
Honegger, 1982 (ex errore)
- Apalone spinifera emoryi
— Ernst & Barbour, 1989
- Apalone spinifera emoryi
— Stubbs, 1989
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The Texas spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera emoryi) is a subspecies of the spiny softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The subspecies is native to the southwestern United States. The subspecific name, emoryi, is in honor of United States Army officer and surveyor William Hemsley Emory. A. s. emoryi is found in Texas and New Mexico, in the Rio Grande and its immediate tributaries.
Trionychidae family
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Genera |
Species of the Trionychidae family
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Amyda |
- Asiatic softshell turtle
- †Amyda gregaria
- Amyda ornata
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Apalone |
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†Axestemys |
- †Axestemys byssina
- †Axestemys cerevisia
- †Axestemys montinsana
- †Axestemys quinni
- †Axestemys splendida
- †Axestemys vittata
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Chitra |
- Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle
- Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle
- Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle
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Cyclanorbis |
- Nubian flapshell turtle
- Senegal flapshell turtle
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Cycloderma |
- Aubry's flapshell turtle
- Zambezi flapshell turtle
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Dogania |
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†Gilmoremys |
- †Gilmoremys gettyspherensis
- †Gilmoremys lancensis
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Suborder |
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Cryptodira |
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Pleurodira |
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†Araripemydidae |
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†Bothremydidae |
- †Araiochelys
- †Arenila
- †Azabbaremys
- †Bothremys
- †Cearachelys
- †Chedighaii
- †Chupacabrachelys
- †Eotaphrosphys
- †Foxemys
- †Galianemys
- †Ilatardia
- †Inaechelys
- †Itapecuruemys
- †Jainemys
- †Kinkonychelys
- †Kurmademys
- †Labrostochelys
- †Nigeremys
- †Polysternon
- †Puentemys
- †Rosasia
- †Rhothonemys
- †Sankuchemys
- †Taphrosphys
- †Ummulisani
- †Zolhafah
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Chelidae |
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Pelomedusidae |
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Podocnemididae |
- †Albertwoodemys
- †Bauruemys
- †Brontochelys
- †Carbonemys
- †Cerrejonemys
- †Cordichelys
- Erymnochelys
- †Latentemys
- Peltocephalus
- Podocnemis
- †Stupendemys
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- See also List of Testudines families
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