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Ischnochiton (Lepidozona) pectinatus

Polyplacophora - Chitonida - Ischnochitonidae

Taxonomy
Lepidopleurus pectinatus was named by Carpenter (1864).

It was recombined as Ischnochiton (Lepidozona) pectinatus by Berry (1922).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Lepidozona californiensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Lepidopleurus pectinatus Carpenter
1922Ischnochiton (Lepidozona) pectinatus Berry p. 471

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
—Serialia
RankNameAuthor
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
orderChitonidaThiele 1909
suborderAcanthochitoninaBergenhayn 1930
familyIschnochitonidaeDall 1889
genusIschnochitonPilsbry 1892
subgenusLepidozona
speciespectinatus(Carpenter 1864)

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.

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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available