| Staurotypinae | |
|---|---|
| The Giant Musk Turtle Staurotypus salvinii |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Kinosternoidea |
| Family: | Kinosternidae |
| Subfamily: |
Staurotypinae Gray, 1869 |
The Staurotypinae are a subfamily of the Kinosternidae family of aquatic turtles, which contains the genera Claudius and Staurotypus.