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Priscochiton canadensis
Taxonomy
Chiton canadensis was named by Billings (1865). Its type specimen is G.S.C. 1252, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Prisochiton.
It was recombined as Prisochiton canadensis by Dall (1881), Wilson (1951); it was recombined as Priscochiton canadensis by Smith and Hoare (1987).
It was recombined as Prisochiton canadensis by Dall (1881), Wilson (1951); it was recombined as Priscochiton canadensis by Smith and Hoare (1987).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1865 | Chiton canadensis Billings p. 394 figs. 37a-c |
| 1881 | Prisochiton canadensis Dall p. 281 |
| 1951 | Prisochiton canadensis Wilson p. 16 figs. pl. 1 f. 1-3 |
| 1987 | Priscochiton canadensis Smith and Hoare p. 17 |
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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.
†Priscochiton canadensis Billings 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Blackriveran | Canada (Quebec) | Prisochiton canadensis (63816) |