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Sarkachiton aequivoca

Polyplacophora - Septemchitonidae

Taxonomy
Helminthochiton aequivoca was named by Robson (1913). It is extant. Its type locality is Šárka field, which is in a Sarka offshore shale in the Sarka Formation of the Czech Republic. It is the type species of Sarkachiton.

It was recombined as Sarkachiton aequivoca by Dzik (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Helminthochiton aequivoca Robson
1994Sarkachiton aequivoca Dzik pp. 221 - 222

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
—Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassPaleoloricata()
suborderChelodina
familySeptemchitonidae
genusSarkachiton
speciesaequivoca(Robson 1913)

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: base of the Sarka to the top of the Dobrotivian or 466.00000 to 457.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic Helminthochiton aequivoca (232240)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Czech Republic Helminthochiton aequivoca (3859)