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Chiton cordatus

Polyplacophora - Chitonida - Chitonidae

Taxonomy
Chiton cordatus was named by Kirkby (1859).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. broilusi, C. dangeardi, C. nigrovirescens, C. olivaceus, C. prostremus, C. vetustus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Chiton cordatus Kirkby p. 616 figs. Pl 16, figs 24-27, 54, 55
1861Chiton cordatus Geinitz p. 55 fig. 7.10,11

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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
genusChiton
speciescordatusKirkby 1859

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.

†Chiton cordatus Kirkby 1859
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available