spiny softshell

　

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1. river turtle of western United States with a warty shell; prefers quiet water (同)Trionyx spiniferus
2. work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"
3. prolong or extend; "spin out a visit" (同)spin out
4. the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" (同)twirl, twist, twisting, whirl
5. a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"
6. a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"
7. a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
8. revolve quickly and repeatedly around ones own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" (同)spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate
9. form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web"
10. make up a story; "spin a yarn"
11. stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course through the woods"
12. twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The Presidents spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing"

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2. とげのある,とげだらけの / とげ状の,とげのような

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Spiny softshell turtle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Subfamily:	Trionychinae
Genus:	Apalone
Species:	A. spinifera
Binomial name
Apalone spinifera (Lesueur, 1827)
Synonyms
Apalone spinifera spinifera Trionyx nasica Rafinesque, 1822 (nomen suppressum) Trionyx spiniferus LeSueur, 1827 Apalone hudsonica Rafinesque, 1832 Gymnopus spiniferus — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Trionyx annulifer Wied, 1839 Tyrse argus Gray, 1844 Trionyx annulatus Gray, 1856 Trionyx argus — Gray, 1856 Gymnopodus spiniferus — A.M.C. Duméril, 1856 Aspidonectes nuchalis Agassiz, 1857 Aspidonectes spinifer — Agassiz, 1857 Gymnopus spinifer — Agassiz, 1857 Trionyx spinifer — Agassiz, 1857 Gymnopus olivaceus Wied, 1865 Callinia spicifera Gray, 1869 Callinia spinifera — Gray, 1870 Platypeltis nuchalis — Baur, 1893 Platypeltis spinifer — Baur, 1893 Tyrse spinifera — O.P. Hay, 1904 Amyda spinifera — O.P. Hay, 1905 Platypeltis spinifera — O.P. Hay, 1907 Amyda spinifer — Potter, 1920 Amyda spinifera spinifera — Stejneger & T. Barbour, 1939 Trionyx spinifera spinifera — Cagle, 1941 Amyda ferox spinifera — Neill, 1951 Trionyx ferox spinifera — Schmidt, 1953 Trionyx spinifer spinifer — Schwartz, 1956 Trionyx spiniferus spiniferus — Wermuth & Mertens, 1961 Apalone spinifera — Meylan, 1987 Apalone spiniferus — Meylan & Webb, 1988 Apalone spinifera spinifera — Ernst & R. Barbour, 1989 Apalone spinifera spinifera — Stubbs, 1989 Trionix spiniferus — Richard, 1999

The spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) is a species of softshell turtle, one of the largest freshwater turtle species in North America. They get their name from the spiny, cone-like projections on the leading edge of their carapaces, which are not scutes (scales).

Geographic range

The spiny softshell has a wide range, extending throughout much of the United States, as well as north into the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and south into the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila and Chihuahua.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1827. It has been redescribed numerous times, leading to some confusion in its taxonomy. The recognized subspecies differ in the markings on the carapace, on the sides of the head, and on the feet. However, these markings, which are distinct as hatchlings, fade as the turtles grow larger. Adult females of the various subspecies, which grow larger than males, are not easily distinguishable from one another, and sometimes can only be assigned to a particular subspecies based on geography.

Reproduction

Spiny softshells begin mating between ages 8 and 10. A large female turtle may live up to 50 years. The turtles mate in mid-to-late spring in deep water. The male will nudge the female's head while swimming, and if she chooses to mate, the male will swim above the female without clasping her with his claws (unlike other turtles). A few months later, the female turtle quickly lays her eggs along a sunny sandbar or gravel bank in a flask-shaped cavity she has dug close to the water. The turtle nests more than once during a single season. She can lay between 9 and 38 round, calcareous-shelled eggs. The eggs are laid around August and September, and they hatch in the spring. Unlike in other turtles, in the spiny softshell turtle, the sex of the hatchlings is not determined by temperature variations; it is determined by genetics.

Subspecies

Six subspecies of Apalone spinifera are recognized, including the nominate subspecies:

• Northern spiny softshell turtle (or Eastern spiny softshell ), A. s. spinifera (Lesueur, 1827)
• Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtle, A. s. aspera (Agassiz, 1857)
• Black spiny softshell turtle or Cuatro Cienegas softshell turtle, A. s. atra (Webb & Legler, 1960)
• Texas spiny softshell turtle, A. s. emoryi (Agassiz, 1857)
• Guadalupe spiny softshell turtle, A. s. guadalupensis (Webb, 1962)
• Pallid spiny softshell turtle, A. s. pallida (Webb, 1962)

A previously recognized subspecies, Apalone spinifera hartwegi (Conant & Goin, 1941), has been synonymized to A. s. spinifera as of 2011.

Genomics

A rough draft assembly of the A. spinifera aspera genome was completed in 2013 by The Genome Institute at Washington University - St. Louis. The assembly ASM38561v1 can be accessed via its Genbank accession ID APJP00000000.1 [1]

Gallery

• A spiny softshell turtle.

• A spiny softshell turtle basking in the sun.

References

Bibliography

• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-22. 
• Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. 

Further reading

• Lesueur CA. 1827. "Note sur deux espèces de tortues, du genre Trionyx de M[onsieur]. Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire ". Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 15: 257-268 + Plates 6-7. (Trionyx spiniferus, new species, pp. 258-263 + Plate 6). (in French).

External links

• Drawing of skull of Spiny Softshell Turtle

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English Journal

• A ZZ/ZW microchromosome system in the spiny softshell turtle, Apalone spinifera, reveals an intriguing sex chromosome conservation in Trionychidae.

• Badenhorst D, Stanyon R, Engstrom T, Valenzuela N.SourceDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, 253 Bessey Hall, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
• Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology.Chromosome Res.2013 Mar 20. [Epub ahead of print]
• Reptiles display a wide diversity of sex-determining mechanisms ranging from temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) to genotypic sex determination (GSD) with either male (XY) or female (ZW) heterogamety. Despite this astounding variability, the origin, structure, and evolution of sex chromoso
• PMID 23512312

• Sepsis and disseminated intravascular coagulation in an eastern spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera) with acute mycobacteriosis.

• Murray M, Waliszewski NT, Garner MM, Tseng FS.SourceWildlife Clinic, Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536, USA. maureen.murray@tufts.edu
• Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.J Zoo Wildl Med.2009 Sep;40(3):572-5.
• An adult, captive eastern spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera) was examined for a 4-day history of lethargy and plastron discoloration. The turtle was obtunded and had pale mucous membranes, hemorrhagic nasal discharge, and petechiae on all limbs. The turtle was euthanized due to its
• PMID 19746876

• A comparative study of the ocular skeleton of fossil and modern chondrichthyans.

• Pilgrim BL, Franz-Odendaal TA.SourceBiology Department, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada.
• Journal of anatomy.J Anat.2009 Jun;214(6):848-58. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01077.x.
• Many vertebrates have an ocular skeleton composed of cartilage and/or bone situated within the sclera of the eye. In this study we investigated whether modern and fossil sharks have an ocular skeleton, and whether it is conserved in morphology. We describe the scleral skeletal elements of three spec
• PMID 19538630

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