Order Testudines Wagler, 1830 - turtles Suborder Cryptodira Cope, 1868 Superfamily Chelonioidea Oppel, 1811 Family Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811 Subfamily Cheloniinae Oppel, 1811 Genus Chelonia Brongniart, 1800 [monotypic] Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) - green sea turtle