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Ischnochiton (Stenoplax) conspicua (conspicuous chiton)

Polyplacophora - Chitonida - Ischnochitonidae

Taxonomy
Maugerella conspicua was named by Carpenter (1879). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ischnochiton (Stenoradsia) conspicuus by Pilsbry (1892); it was recombined as Ischnochiton (Stenoplax) conspicua by Berry (1922); it was recombined as Ischnochiton conspicuus by Valentine (1956); it was recombined as Stenoplax conspicuus by Valentine (1957); it was recombined as Stenoplax conspicua by Abbott (1974), Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Maugerella conspicua Carpenter
1892Ischnochiton (Stenoradsia) conspicuus Pilsbry
1922Ischnochiton (Stenoplax) conspicua Berry p. 465
1956Ischnochiton conspicuus Valentine
1957Stenoplax conspicuus Valentine
1974Stenoplax conspicua Abbott p. 397
2021Stenoplax conspicua Hendy

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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
genusIschnochitonCarpenter 1879
subgenusStenoplax
speciesconspicua(Carpenter 1879)

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.

Ischnochiton (Stenoplax) conspicua Carpenter 1879 [conspicuous chiton]
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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