Apalone

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Name (Latin)
Apalone
See Also From tracing topical name
Soft-shelled turtles
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q1930459
Library of congress: sh 98003628
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: 98-142977: Québec (Province). Equipe de rétablissement de la tortue-molle à épines. Plan d'intervention sur la tortue-molle à épines (Apalone spinifera spinifera) au Québec, 1997.
  • Ernst turtles world:p. 102 (Apalone Rafinesque 1832)
  • Crocodilian, tuatara, and turtle species of the world:p. 106 (Apalone Rafinesque 1832)
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Wikipedia description:

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).

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