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Chelonia

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Chelonia may refer to:

  • The order Chelonii, containing all turtles.[1]
  • The turtle genus Chelonia of which the only member is Chelonia mydas, the green sea turtle.

References

  1. ^ Dubois, A.; Bour, R. (2010). "The distinction between family-series and class-series nomina in zoological nomenclature, with emphasis on the nomina created by Batsch (1788, 1789) and on the higher nomenclature of turtles" (PDF). Bonn zoological Bulletin. 57 (2): 149–171. ISSN 0006-7172. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)