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Trionyx triunguis (African softshell turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae

Taxonomy
Trionyx triunguis was named by Forksal (1775). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. pliopedemontanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Trionyx triunguis Forksal
2007Trionyx triunguis Karl p. 34
2013Trionyx triunguis Karl
2014Trionyx triunguis van Dijk et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
familyTrionychidaeGray 1825
subfamilyTrionychinaeGray 1825
genusTrionyx
speciestriunguisForksal 1775

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Trionyx triunguis Forksal 1775 [African softshell turtle]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available