Caretta

The generic epithet was copied from the specific epithet, coined by Carl Linnaeus from French caret (“hawksbill or loggerhead turtle”), from Spanish carey (“hawksbill turtle”).

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cheloniidae – the loggerhead turtle.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Testudinata – subclass; Testudines – order; Cryptodira – suborder; Chelonioidea – superfamily; Cheloniidae – family; Carettinae - subfamily

• (genus): Caretta caretta - sole extant species

• Caretta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Caretta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Caretta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Caretta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Caretta at AnimalBase
• Caretta at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Caretta at World Register of Marine Species