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Leptochitoninae

Polyplacophora - Leptochitonidae

Taxonomy
Leptochitoninae was named by Dall (1889). It is extant.

It was assigned to Leptochitonidae by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Leptochitoninae Dall
1995Leptochitoninae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 152

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
—Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
suborderLepidopleurina
familyLeptochitonidaeDall 1889
subfamilyLeptochitoninaeDall 1889
subfamilyLeptochitoninaeDall 1889

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Leptochitoninae Dall 1889
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G. Lepidopleurus Gray 1847
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Subg. †Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) Gray 1847
Lepidopleurus nexus Carpenter 1864
Invalid names: Lepidochiton Gray 1847 [synonym], Rhombichiton Dekoninck 1883 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available