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Cryptochiton stelleri

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Acanthochitonidae

Taxonomy
Chiton stelleri was named by Middendorf (1847). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cryptochiton stelleri by Berry (1922), Abbott (1974) and Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Chiton stelleri Middendorf
1922Cryptochiton stelleri Berry p. 457
1974Cryptochiton stelleri Abbott p. 407
2021Cryptochiton stelleri Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
—Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
orderNeoloricataBergenhayn 1955
suborderAcanthochitoninaBergenhayn 1930
familyAcanthochitonidaePilsbry 1893
genusCryptochitonMiddendorff 1847
speciesstelleri(Middendorf 1847)

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.

Cryptochiton stelleri Middendorf 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available