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Enoplochiton niger

Polyplacophora - Chitonida - Chitonidae

Taxonomy
Chiton niger was named by Barnes (1824). It is extant.

It was recombined as Enoplochiton niger by Rivadeneira and Carmona (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Chiton niger Barnes
2008Enoplochiton niger Rivadeneira and Carmona

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
—Serialia
RankNameAuthor
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
orderChitonidaThiele 1909
suborderAcanthochitoninaBergenhayn 1930
familyChitonidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyChitoninaeLinnaeus 1758
genusEnoplochitonGray 1847
speciesniger(Barnes 1824)

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.

Enoplochiton niger Barnes 1824
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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 Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Tarapaca) Enoplochiton niger (96672)