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Pterygochiton distefanoi

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata

Taxonomy
Pterygochiton distefanoi was named by Fucini (1912). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Pterygochiton distefanoi Fucini pp. 109-111 figs. pl. 18, figs. 10-18
1973Pterygochiton distefanoi Smith p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
orderNeoloricataBergenhayn 1955
suborderIschnochitonina(Bergenhayn 1930)
genusPterygochiton
speciesdistefanoiFucini 1912

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.

Pterygochiton distefanoi Fucini 1912
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Diagnosis
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