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Echinochiton

Polyplacophora - Echinochitonidae

Taxonomy
Echinochiton was named by Pojeta et al. (2003). Its type is Echinochiton dufoei. It is the type genus of Echinochitonidae.

It was assigned to Echinochitonidae by Pojeta et al. (2003).

Species
E. dufoei (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Echinochiton Pojeta et al. pp. 649 - 650

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

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. †Echinochiton Pojeta et al. 2003
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Echinochiton dufoei Pojeta et al. 2003
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J., Jr. Pojeta et al. 2003Echinochitonids having eight little or slightly overlapping plates; head plate anteriorly rounded, tail plate with mucro. Intermediate plates each with one right and one left lateral hollow spine. Tail plate having right and left hollow posterior spines.