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Chaetopleuridae

Polyplacophora - Chaetopleuridae

Taxonomy
Chaetopleuridae was named by Plate (1899). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ischnochitonina by Abbott (1974); to Neoloricata by Kiessling (2009); and to Chitonida by Vendrasco et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Chaetopleuridae Plate
1974Chaetopleuridae Abbott p. 400
2009Chaetopleuridae Kiessling
2022Chaetopleuridae Vendrasco et al. p. 1052

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
familyChaetopleuridaePlate 1899
familyChaetopleuridaePlate 1899

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.

Fm. Chaetopleuridae Plate 1899
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G. Calloplax Thiele 1909
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Calloplax roederi Vendrasco et al. 2022
G. Chaetopleura Shuttleworth 1853
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Subg. †Chaetopleura (Pallochiton) Dall 1879
Chaetopleura gemma Carpenter 1879
G. Dinoplax Dall 1882
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Dinoplax gigas Gmelin 1791
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available