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Acanthopleurinae

Polyplacophora - Chitonida - Chitonidae

Taxonomy
Acanthopleurinae was named by Thiele (1910) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7298]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Chitonidae by Abbott (1974), Wells and Houston (2001).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Acanthopleurinae Thiele
1974Acanthopleurinae Abbott p. 406
2001Acanthopleurinae Wells and Houston p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
Serialia
RankNameAuthor
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
orderChitonidaThiele 1909
suborderAcanthochitoninaBergenhayn 1930
familyChitonidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyAcanthopleurinaeThiele 1910
subfamilyAcanthopleurinaeThiele 1910

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. Acanthopleurinae Thiele 1910
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G. Acanthopleura Guilding 1829 [fuzzy chiton]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available