Smooth softshell turtle
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The smooth softshell turtle (Apalone mutica) is a species of North American softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. This freshwater species is endemic to the United States, where it inhabits the Mississippi River system, along with other adjoining waterways that empty into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Smooth softshell turtle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | Trionychidae |
Genus: | Apalone |
Species: | A. mutica |
Binomial name | |
Apalone mutica | |
States inhabited by the smooth softshell turtle | |
Minnesota counties inhabited by the smooth softshell turtle | |
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