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Plasiochiton curiosus

Polyplacophora - Choriplacidae

Taxonomy
Plasiochiton curiosus was named by Hoare (2000). Its type specimen is USNM 456242. Its type locality is Abandoned shale pit, intersection of US 11-15 & Penn. 104, Perry Co., PA, which is in a Givetian carbonate shale in the Mahantango Formation of Pennsylvania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Plasiochiton curiosus Hoare pp. 136 - 137 figs. f. 6.1-6.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
—Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
suborderLepidopleurina
familyChoriplacidae
genusPlasiochiton
speciescuriosus

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.

†Plasiochiton curiosus Hoare 2000
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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: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Pennsylvania) Plasiochiton curiosus (type locality: 50947)