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Calloplax

Polyplacophora - Chaetopleuridae

Taxonomy
Calloplax was named by Thiele (1909). It is extant.

It was assigned to Chaetopleuridae by Abbott (1974), Vendrasco et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Calloplax Thiele
1974Calloplax Abbott p. 401
2022Calloplax 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
genusCalloplaxThiele 1909

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.

G. Calloplax Thiele 1909
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Calloplax roederi Vendrasco et al. 2022
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) C. roederi (227380)