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Aplacophora

Aculifera

Taxonomy
Aplacophora was named as a class.

It was reranked as the superclass Aplacophora by Sutton et al. (2025).

It was assigned to Mollusca by Wells and Houston (2001); and to Aculifera by Sutton et al. (2025).

Sister taxa
Caudofoveata (syn. Chaetodermomorpha), Solenogastres

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Aplacophora Wells and Houston p. 1
2025Aplacophora Sutton et al. p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
Sachitida(He 1980)
classAculiferaBlumrich 1891
superclassAplacophora
superclassAplacophora

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.

Supercl. †Aplacophora
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Cl. Caudofoveata Boettger 1956
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G. Chaetoderma Loven 1844
Invalid names: Chaetodermomorpha [synonym]
G. †Punk Sutton et al. 2025
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Punk ferox Sutton et al. 2025
Cl. Solenogastres Gegenbaur 1878
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G. Genitoconia Salvini-Plawen 1967
Invalid names: Neomeniomorpha [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileuc
Life habit: epifaunaluc
Diet: grazeruc
Created: 2009-04-21 09:48:26
Modified: 2009-04-21 11:48:26
Source: uc = unranked clade
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Wenlock or 432.90000 to 426.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 426.7 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7United Kingdom Punk ferox (68060)