Chelonioidea

Translingual

Etymology

Chelonia +‎ -oidea

Proper noun

Chelonioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Testudines – the sea turtles.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Testudinata - subclass; Testudines - order; Cryptodira - suborder

Hyponyms

(superfamily): Cheloniidae, Dermochelyidae, Protostegidae - families

References

Chelonioidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chelonioidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Chelonioidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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