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Chiton solaris
Taxonomy
Chiton solaris was named by Vendrasco et al. (2022). It is extant. Its type specimen is LACMIP 43085.50, a valve (intermediate vavle). Its type locality is Super Creek "Imperial" Formation, which is in a Messinian marine siltstone in the "Imperial" Formation of California.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2022 | Chiton solaris Vendrasco et al. p. 1057 |
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Chiton solaris Vendrasco et al. 2022
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. J. Vendrasco et al. 2022 | Central area of intermediate valve and pre-mucronal area of tail valve with pronounced jugal ridge on an otherwise relatively smooth tegmental surface. Post-mucronal area of tail valve with somewhat irregularly spaced large granules (pustules). Diagonal line of tail valve
made up of a row of large granules. Mucro of tail valve slightly posterior of midpoint. Insertion plates with numerous pectinations in addition to slits. |
Measurements
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| Reference: Kiessling 2003 | |||||