The Trionychinae are a subfamily of turtles in the family
Trionychidae
Trionychidae is a family of turtles, commonly known as softshell turtles or simply softshells. The family was described by Leopold Fitzinger in 1826. Softshells include some of the world's largest freshwater turtles, though many can adapt to li ...
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Classification
The subfamily has 11 extant genera:
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Amyda''
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Apalone
''Apalone'' is a genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae. The three species of ''Apalone'' are native to freshwater habitats in North America; they are the only living softshell turtles from the Americas (other American softshell turtles ar ...
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Axestemys''
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Chitra''
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Dogania''
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Drazinderetes
''Drazinderetes'' is a large bodied genus of Trionychinae, soft shell turtle from the Bartonian, Middle Eocene Drazinda Formation of Pakistan. Its presence in the shallow marine deposits of the Drazinda Formation suggests that ''Drazinderetes'' m ...
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Gobiapalone''
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Khunnuchelys
''Khunnuchelys'' was a genus of trionychine turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Asia. Three species are known, ''K. erinhotensis'', the type species, ''K. kizylkumensis'', and ''K. lophorhothon''. ''K. erinhotensis'' is known from the Iren Dabas ...
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Murgonemys''
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Nilssonia''
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Oliveremys''
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Palea''
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Palaeoamyda
''Palaeoamyda'' is an extinct genus of softshell turtle belonging to the family Trionychidae. Remains have been found in the Eocene
The Eocene ( ) is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma) ...
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Pelochelys
''Pelochelys'' is a genus of very large softshell turtles in the family Trionychidae. They are found from peninsular India northeast to southern China, and south to Southeast Asia and New Guinea.These turtles are also known as Giant softshell tu ...
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Pelodiscus''
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nomen dubium
In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
In case of a ''nomen dubium,'' it may be impossible to determine whether a ...
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Rafetus
''Rafetus'' is a genus of highly endangered softshell turtles in the family Trionychidae. It is a genus of large turtles which are found in freshwater habitats in Eurasia.
Taxonomy
Evolution
Phylogenetic evidence largely suggests that ''Rafe ...
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Trionyx''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2036081
Reptile subfamilies
Taxa named by John Edward Gray