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 are only known from fossil remains).
| Apalone Temporal range: Late Cretaceous - recent, | |
|---|---|
| Spiny softshell turtle, Apalone spinifera | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Subfamily: | Trionychinae |
| Genus: | Apalone Rafinesque, 1832 |
| Species | |
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3 recognized species, see article. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mesodeca Rafinesque, 1832 | |
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