Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera) is a subspecies entry in CheloniaTrace. It sits under Spiny Softshell Turtle, with its scientific name, lineage, and plate references organized for quick lookup.
Lineage: Turtles and Tortoises (TESTUDINES) > Cryptodira (CRYPTODIRA) > Softshell Turtles (TRIONYCHIA) > Softshell Turtles and Allies (TRIONYCHOIDEA) > Softshell Turtles (TRIONYCHIDAE) > Softshell Turtles Subfamily (TRIONYCHINAE) > North American Softshell Turtles (Apalone) > Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera) > Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera). This path helps place the taxon within its family, genus, or species-level context.
Plate page 385
Chinese Name
刺鳖指名亚种
English Name
Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle
Scientific Name
Apalone spinifera spinifera
Rank
Subspecies
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