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Sea turtles are a group of marine reptiles of the Superfamily Chelanioidea.

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The scientific name for sea turtles is "Cheloniidae" for the family that includes most species, and some common species are also known by specific scientific names, like "Chelonia mydas" for the green sea turtle.

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Sea turtles are all part of the superfamily Chelonioidea, but as a diverse assemblage of species, they cannot be classified and further than that as a group.

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chelonia mydas

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