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Nuttallina

Polyplacophora - Chitonida - Callistoplacidae

Taxonomy
Nuttallina was named by Dall (1871) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Callochitonidae by Berry (1922); to Callistoplacidae by Abbott (1974); and to Neoloricata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
N. californica (syn. N. fluxa)
Species lacking formal opinion data
N. californica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Nuttallina Dall
1922Nuttallina Berry p. 439
1974Nuttallina Abbott p. 399
2002Nuttallina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
—Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
orderChitonidaThiele 1909
familyCallistoplacidae(Dall 1879)
genusNuttallinaDall 1871

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.

G. Nuttallina Dall 1871
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Nuttallina californica Reeve 1847 [scaly chiton]
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Invalid names: Nuttallina fluxa Carpenter 1864 [synonym]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (California) N. sp. (202495)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) N. californica (96590)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) N. californica (201624)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) N. californica (138723) N. sp. (202493 202494)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) N. fluxa (202936)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) N. californica (89573 194421)