Scientific Name
Apalone spinifera
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827)
Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Trionyx spiniferus
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Testudines |
| Suborder | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily | Trionychoidea |
| Family | Trionychidae |
| Subfamily | Trionychinae |
| Genus | Apalone |
| Species | Apalone spinifera |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: CUVA staff
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: CUVA staff
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: CUVA staff
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: CUVA staff
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Heartland I&M
Created Date
10/11/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
dmarcum@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/13/2019 10:20:34 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Quinn '99
Occurrence changed from uncommon to common by dmarcum (9/19) due to reliability of this species being seen along the riverbanks throughout most of the park. Latin name updated and swapped.
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