Cheloniidae

Cheloniidae
A green sea turtle swimming over coral reefs in Kona, Hawaii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Subclass:	Anapsida
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Chelonioidea
Family:	Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811[1]
Genera
Caretta Chelonia Eretmochelys Lepidochelys Natator

Cheloniidae is a family of turtles belonging to the sea turtle superfamily Chelonioidea.

Classification

Extant genera

• Genus Caretta
  • Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)^[1]

• Genus Chelonia
  • Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)^[1]

• Genus Eretmochelys
  • Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)^[1]

• Genus Lepidochelys
  • Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)^[1]
  • Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)^[1]

• Genus Natator
  • Flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus)^[1] (Previously in Chelonia)

Extinct genera

• Genus †Argillochelys
  • †Argillochelys africana
  • †Argillochelys antiqua
  • †Argillochelys athersuchi
  • †Argillochelys cuneiceps

• Genus †Carolinochelys
  • †Carolinochelys wilsoni

• Genus †Gigantatypus
  • †Gigantatypus salahi

• Genus †Procolpochelys
  • †Procolpochelys grandaeva

Other

Subfamily Cheloniinae and Carettinae obsolete.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.92-94

Bibliography

• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Paul van Dijk, Peter; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley. "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (pdf). pp. 000.89–000.138. Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. http://www.webcitation.org/5uzfktoIh. Retrieved 2010-12-15.