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Oochiton

Polyplacophora - Schizochitonidae

Taxonomy
Oochiton is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Schizochitonidae by Beesley (1998); and to Neoloricata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Oochiton Beesley p. 183
2002Oochiton Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
suborderIschnochitonina(Bergenhayn 1930)
familySchizochitonidaeDall 1885
genusOochiton

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.

G. †Oochiton
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available