MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Caretta Rafinesque, 1814

RAS taxon details

Caretta Rafinesque, 1814

AphiaID

137066 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137066)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811

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Species Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Environment

marine

Original description

Rafinesque, C. S. (1814). Prodromo di erpetologica Sicilians. Specchio delle Scienze o giornale encidopedicodi Sicilia. 2(9): 65-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40818209
page(s): 66 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Uetz, P. (ed.) (2024). The Reptile Database. Caretta Rafinesque, 1814. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2024) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137066 on 2025-04-05

Regional species database citation

RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Caretta Rafinesque, 1814. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137066 on 2025-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2005-12-27 19:49:34Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

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original description Rafinesque, C. S. (1814). Prodromo di erpetologica Sicilians. Specchio delle Scienze o giornale encidopedicodi Sicilia. 2(9): 65-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40818209
page(s): 66 [details]

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]