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Mopalia (Dendrochiton)

Polyplacophora - Mopaliidae

Taxonomy
Dendrochiton was named by Berry (1911). It is extant.

It was reranked as Mopalia (Dendrochiton) by Abbott (1974).

It was assigned to Mopalia by Abbott (1974).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Dendrochiton thamnopora

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Mopalia (Dendrochiton) Abbott p. 402

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
—Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
suborderIschnochitonina(Bergenhayn 1930)
familyMopaliidaeDall 1889
genusMopaliaGray 1847
subgenusDendrochiton(Berry 1911)

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.

Subg. Mopalia (Dendrochiton) Berry 1911
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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: Quaternary or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Dendrochiton thamnopora (37933)