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Plaxiphora

Polyplacophora - Mopaliidae

Taxonomy
Plaxiphora was named by Gray (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Neoloricata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mopaliidae by Wells and Houston (2001), Wu and Lee (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Plaxiphora Gray
2001Plaxiphora Wells and Houston p. 77
2002Plaxiphora Sepkoski
2024Plaxiphora Wu and Lee

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
—Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
suborderIschnochitonina(Bergenhayn 1930)
familyMopaliidaeDall 1889
genusPlaxiphoraGray 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.

G. Plaxiphora Gray 1847
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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: Duntroonian or 27.30000 to 25.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) P. sp. (219615)