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Alastegiidae

Polyplacophora - Septemchitonida - Alastegiidae

Taxonomy
Alastegiidae was named by Hoare and Pojeta (2006). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Septemchitonida by Hoare and Pojeta (2006).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Alastegiidae Hoare and Pojeta p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassPaleoloricata()
orderSeptemchitonida
familyAlastegiidae
familyAlastegiidae

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.

Fm. †Alastegiidae Hoare and Pojeta 2006
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G. †Amblytochiton Hoare and Pojeta 2006
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Amblytochiton incomptus Hoare and Pojeta 2006
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: Rocklandian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Amblytochiton incomptus (87737)