Kinosternidae is a family of mostly small turtles within the order Testudines and suborder Cryptodira, including the mud turtles and musk turtles. The family contains 25 species across four genera, which inhabit slow moving bodies of water, often with soft muddy bottoms and abundant vegetation. It was formally established by Agassiz in 1857.
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Parent Taxon Of
Source Common Musk Turtle (Wikidata)
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ387150, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Kinosternidae
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source Wikidata: Kinosternidae
Wikidata Q387150, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Common Musk Turtle (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common Musk Turtle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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