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Callistochiton asthenes

Polyplacophora - Chitonida - Callistoplacidae

Taxonomy
Ischnochiton (Lepidozona) asthenes was named by Berry (1919). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Lepidozona asthenes by Valentine (1962); it was recombined as Callistochiton asthenes by Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Ischnochiton (Lepidozona) asthenes Berry
1962Lepidozona asthenes Valentine pp. table 2
2021Callistochiton asthenes Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
orderChitonidaThiele 1909
familyCallistoplacidae(Dall 1879)
genusCallistochitonCarpenter 1879
speciesasthenes(Berry 1919)

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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available