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Helminthochitonidae

Polyplacophora - Helminthochitonidae

Taxonomy
Helminthochitonidae was named by Van Belle (1975).

It was assigned to Chelodina by Hoare (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Helminthochitonidae Van Belle
2002Helminthochitonidae Hoare p. 570

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
—Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassPaleoloricata()
suborderChelodina
familyHelminthochitonidaeVan Belle 1975
familyHelminthochitonidaeVan Belle 1975

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. †Helminthochitonidae Van Belle 1975
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G. †Diadelochiton Hoare 2002
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†Diadelochiton recavus Hoare 2002
G. †Helminthochiton Salter 1846
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†Helminthochiton papilio Whidborne 1892
†Helminthochiton riddlei Frederickson 1962
†Helminthochiton simplex Raymond 1910
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 Turinian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 457.30000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Kentucky) Helminthochiton blacki (100128 100176 100231)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Helminthochiton blacki (77357 87822)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Australia (New South Wales) Helminthochiton sp. (25707)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany Diadelochiton recauvus (91432)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) Helminthochiton papilio (129878 130270)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany Diadelochiton recauvus (91433)
Kashirian - Myachkovian313.8 - 307.0USA (Texas) Helminthochiton simplex (41873)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Pennsylvania) Glaphurochiton simplex (184098)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Ohio) Helminthochiton simplex (71963 79326)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Oklahoma) Helminthochiton riddlei (39813)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Nevada) Helminthochiton sp. (39157)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Nevada) Helminthochiton sp. (10472)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greece Helminthochiton sp. (64176)