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Schizochiton marshallensis

Polyplacophora - Schizochitonidae

Taxonomy
Schizochiton marshallensis was named by Ladd (1966) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Western Pacific.]. Its type specimen is USNM 648209, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Schizochiton marshallensis Ladd p. 22 figs. pl. 1, figs. 4-9

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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
speciesmarshallensis

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.

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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: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 23.04000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Marshall Islands Schizochiton marshallensis (43315)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Marshall Islands Schizochiton marshallensis (78023)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Marshall Islands Schizochiton marshallensis (77975 77977 77984 77985 78022)