Thalassochelys caouana Fitzinger 1835 (loggerhead)

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Belongs to Thalassochelys according to Fitzinger 1835

Sister taxa: Caretta caretta, Caretta patriciae, Thalassochelys eocaenica, Thalassochelys phosphatica, Thalassochelys caretta, Thalassochelys (Halichelys), Thalassochelys testei, Thalassochelys libyca, Thalassochelys (Colpochelys), Thalassochelys mutinensis, Thalassochelys bellunensis

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Thalassochelys caouana in the database

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