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Pterygochiton

Polyplacophora

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Pterygochiton Smith p. 9
2002Pterygochiton Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
suborderIschnochitonina(Bergenhayn 1930)
genusPterygochiton

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.

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Pterygochiton distefanoi Fucini 1912
Pterygochiton liasinus Eudes-Deslongchamps 1864
Pterygochiton mirificus Fucini 1912
Pterygochiton terquemii Eudes-Deslongchamps 1859
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: Sinemurian or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7France P. liasinus, P. terquemii (91222)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Italy P. busambrensis, P. distefanoi, P. mirificus (91197)