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Callochiton

Polyplacophora - Callochitonida - Callochitonidae

Taxonomy
Callochiton was named by Gray (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 899]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Callochitoninae by Beesley (1998); to Neoloricata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Callochitonidae by Wu and Lee (2024).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Kosnik on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Callochiton Gray
1998Callochiton Beesley p. 181
2002Callochiton Sepkoski
2024Callochiton Wu and Lee

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
orderCallochitonidaPlate 1901
familyCallochitonidae
genusCallochitonGray 1847

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.

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 Duntroonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 27.30000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) C. chattonensis (219615)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Italy C. septemvalvis (175549 175552)