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Schizochiton incisus

Polyplacophora - Schizochitonidae

Taxonomy
Chiton incisus was named by Sowerby (1841) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Recent; Western Pacific.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Schizochiton.

It was recombined as Schizochiton incisus by Gray (1847), Ladd (1966).

Subspecies

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Chiton incisus Sowerby p. 61
1847Schizochiton incisus Gray p. 65
1966Schizochiton incisus Ladd p. 21

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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
genusSchizochitonGray 1847
speciesincisus(Sowerby 1841)

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.

Schizochiton incisus Sowerby 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marine, brackishc
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-07 09:30:10
Modified: 2010-02-15 05:49:47
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Palau Schizochiton incisus (77930)