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Ischnochiton (Lepidozona) pectinulatus

Polyplacophora - Chitonida - Ischnochitonidae

Taxonomy
Ischnochiton (Lepidozona) pectinulatus was named by Carpenter (1893). It is extant.

It was recombined as Ischnochiton pectinulatus by Valentine (1956); it was recombined as Lepidozona pectinulatus by Valentine (1957).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
I. decipiens, I. radians, Lepidozona brunnea, Lepidozona californiensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Ischnochiton (Lepidozona) pectinulatus Carpenter
1956Ischnochiton pectinulatus Valentine
1957Lepidozona pectinulatus Valentine

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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
familyIschnochitonidaeDall 1889
genusIschnochitonPilsbry 1892
subgenusLepidozona
speciespectinulatusCarpenter 1893

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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Lepidozona pectinulatus (96590)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Ischnochiton pectinulatus (138721 138821)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Lepidozona pectinulatus (96591)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Ischnochiton pectinulatus (96566)