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Gryphochiton planoplata

Polyplacophora - Gryphochitonidae

Taxonomy
Gryphochiton planoplata was named by Hanger et al. (2000). Its type specimen is USNM 501787, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Gryphochiton planoplata Hanger et al. pp. 192 - 193 figs. 2.1-2.15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
—Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
suborderCymatochitoninaSirenko and Starobogatov 1977
familyGryphochitonidae
genusGryphochiton
speciesplanoplata

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.

†Gryphochiton planoplata Hanger et al. 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: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Oregon) Gryphochiton planoplata (7141)