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Chitonidae

Polyplacophora - Chitonida - Chitonidae

Taxonomy
Chitonidae was named by Rafinesque (1815) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7258]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ischnochitonina by Smith (1973) and Abbott (1974); to Chitonina by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); to Neoloricata by Beesley (1998) and Schwabe and Lozouet (2006); and to Chitonida by Vendrasco et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Chitonidae Rafinesque
1973Chitonidae Smith p. 7
1974Chitonidae Abbott p. 404
1995Chitonidae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 152
1998Chitonidae Beesley p. 177
2006Chitonidae Schwabe and Lozouet p. 622
2022Chitonidae Vendrasco et al. p. 1057

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
—Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
orderChitonidaThiele 1909
familyChitonidaeRafinesque 1815
familyChitonidaeRafinesque 1815

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.

Fm. Chitonidae Rafinesque 1815
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Subfm. Acanthopleurinae Thiele 1910
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G. Acanthopleura Guilding 1829 [fuzzy chiton]
G. Chiton Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Chiton (Amaurochiton) Thiele 1893
Subg. Chiton (Chiton) Linnaeus 1758
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†Chiton (Chiton) berryi Smith et al. 1968
†Chiton (Chiton) rossi Smith et al. 1968
Subg. †Chiton (Poeciloplax) Thiele 1893
Subg. Chiton (Rhyssoplax) Thiele 1893
Chiton alveolus Loven 1846
†Chiton antiquus Conrad 1855
†Chiton cordatus Kirkby 1859
†Chiton deshayesi Terquem 1852
†Chiton eocenensis Conrad 1855
†Chiton grignionensis Lamarck 1802
†Chiton howseanus Kirkby 1857
†Chiton koninckii Eudes-Deslongchamps 1849
†Chiton rhaeticus Moore 1861
†Chiton sallustii Parona 1909
Chiton solaris Vendrasco et al. 2022
Chiton turberculatus Linnaeus 1758
Subfm. †Chitoninae Linnaeus 1758
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G. Enoplochiton Gray 1847
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Enoplochiton niger Barnes 1824
G. †Mucrosquama Iredale 1926
G. †Sypharochiton Thiele 1893
G. †Tegulaplax Iredale 1926
G. Tonicia Gray 1847
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Subg. †Tonicia (Lucilina) Dall 1882
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†Lucilina russelli Ladd 1966
Subg. †Tonicia (Toniciopsis) Thiele 1893
†Tonicia pannonica Szots 1847
Tonicia schrammi Shuttleworth 1856
G. Onithochiton Gray 1847
Invalid names: Toniciinae [empty]
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

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Holocene or 259.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 254.17 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (England) Chiton howseanus (109718)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom Chiton sp. (130853)
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0France Chiton deshayesi (91209)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3United Kingdom Chiton rhaeticus (91223)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France Chiton dangeardi, Chiton broilusi (38738) Chiton koninckii (91221)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Chiton sallustii (91224)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Chiton cretaceous (88357)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Chiton berryi (91198 215512)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Puerto Rico Chiton rossi (215513)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Puerto Rico Chiton rossi (66738)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Onithochiton macronodulina (205466)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Washington) Leptochiton alveolus (172002)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Chiton grignionensis (184110 184815) Chiton grinionensis (184107)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Hungary Tonicia pannonica (172909)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Chiton sp. (99734)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Chiton prostremus, Chiton eocenensis (90600)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Chiton sp. (44410 44518)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Washington) Leptochiton alveolus (193971)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Leptochiton alveolus (4869)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Slovakia Chiton sp. (145974)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Palau Lucilina sp. A (77930)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Chile (Huasco) Chiton vetustus (223683)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Chiton solaris (227380)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Fiji Lucilina sp. B (78060)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Marshall Islands Lucilina russelli (77989)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Fiji Lucilina sp. B (68180)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Italy Chiton sp. (175548 175549 175550 175551 175552)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Marshall Islands Lucilina sp. B (43332)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Western Cape) Chiton sp. (118257 118306 118317 118318)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Chiton nigrovirescens (110489)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa (Western Cape) Chiton sp. (118303)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Tonicia schrammi (80304)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Chiton sp. (97962 97964 97967 97968)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Italy (Livorno) Chiton olivaceus (173663)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Chile (Huasco) Chiton sp. (223690)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Chiton sp. (201413)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Tarapaca) Chiton sp., Enoplochiton niger (96672)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tuvalu Lucilina sp. (78035)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Acanthopleura gemmata (191983)