Testudines
order of reptiles characterized by a shell
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Summary
Testudines is a taxon[1]. Testudines is a type of Reptilia[2].
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: order[3]
- Parent taxon: Perichelydia[4], Archosauromorpha[5]
- Taxon name: Testudines[6]
- Temporal range start: Triassic[7]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[8], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[16], The New Student's Reference Work[17]
- This taxon is source of: tortoise shell[18], turtle oil[19]
- Taxon common name: skilpadder[20], želve[21], سُلحفاة[22], سُلحفاء[23], سُلحفى[24], فكرون[25]
- Different from: Testudinata[26], turtle[27]
- Has list: list of Testudines families[28]
- Hashtag: turtle[29]
- Studied by: cheloniology[30]
Body
Discovery and Description
Things named for Testudines include Turtle[31], a submersible[32] and Turtle Pose[33], an asana[34].
Why It Matters
Entities named for Testudines include Turtle[31], a submersible[32] and Turtle Pose[33], an asana[34].