Biology:Testudinoidea

Short description: Superfamily of turtles

Testudinoidea
Midland painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) a species of the family Emydidae in the Testudinoidea superfamily
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Clade:	Durocryptodira
Clade:	Pantestudinoidea
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea Fitzinger, 1826
Families
†Wutuchelys Emydidae Geoemydidae †Haichemydidae †Lindholmemydidae Platysternidae †Sinochelyidae Testudinidae

Testudinoidea is a superfamily within the suborder Cryptodira of the order Testudines. It includes the pond turtles (Family: Emydidae), Asian turtles (Family: Geoemydidae), the monotypic big-headed turtle (Family: Platysternidae), and the tortoises (Family: Testudinidae).

Systematics

A 2021 study found the clade to be divided into two extant groups: Testuguria, containing Geoemydidae and Testudinidae; and Emysternia, containing Emydidae and Platysternidae. The extinct Lindholmemydidae, formerly classified in Testudinoidea, may fall outside the crown group of Testudinoidea, although there is not yet enough evidence for this.

• Pantestudinoidea
  • †Lindholmemydidae?
  • Testudinoidea
    • †Wutuchelys
    • †Haichemydidae
    • †Sinochelyidae
    • Testuguria
      • Geoemydidae
      • Testudinidae
    • Emysternia
      • Emydidae
      • Platysternidae

References

Bibliography

• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs 5. http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v4_2011.pdf. 

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