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Ischnochiton marloffsteinensis

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Ischnochitonidae

Taxonomy
Ischnochiton marloffsteinensis was named by Fiedel and Keupp (1988). Its type specimen is BSP 1987 I 110 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Marloffstein clay pit (gibbosus subzone), which is in a Margaritatus marine claystone in Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Ischnochiton marloffsteinensis Fiedel and Keupp p. 52 figs. 3-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
Serialia
RankNameAuthor
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
orderNeoloricataBergenhayn 1955
suborderChitoninaThiele 1910
familyIschnochitonidaeDall 1889
subfamilyIschnochitoninae
genusIschnochitonGray 1847
speciesmarloffsteinensis

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.

Ischnochiton marloffsteinensis Fiedel and Keupp 1988
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Diagnosis
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