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Spiny Soft Shell Turtles

Spiny Soft Shell Turtles. Emily Gordon Mr. Jones 1 ST Period . The classification . Kingdom - A nimila Phylum - Chordata Class - Reptilia Order - Testudines Family - Trionychidae Genus - apalone Species - A.spinifera. Kingdom and Phylum .

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Spiny Soft Shell Turtles

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  1. Spiny Soft Shell Turtles Emily Gordon Mr. Jones 1ST Period

  2. The classification • Kingdom -Animila • Phylum -Chordata • Class -Reptilia • Order -Testudines • Family -Trionychidae • Genus -apalone • Species - A.spinifera

  3. Kingdom and Phylum • Kingdom/animila -feeds on other plants and animals. They are heterophs. • Phylum/chordata -have a back bone and brain controls organism through the back bone.

  4. Class and Order • Class/reptilia -lays eggs on land and has a double membrane. • Order/testudines -have a cartilaginous shell meaning a flexible shell made from the ribs like shield and

  5. Family, Genus and Species • Family/trionychidea -have a leathery shell instead of a hard shell and can absorb oxygen from the water through there skin. • Genus/apalone -can swim fast for there prey and feed mainly on fish. • Species/A.spinifera -spiny, cone-like projections on the shell and lives in fresh water instead of salt.

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