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Schizochitonidae

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Schizochitonidae

Taxonomy
Schizochitonidae was named by Dall (1885) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7256]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ischnochitonina by Smith (1973); and to Neoloricata by Ladd (1966) and Beesley (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Schizochitonidae Dall
1966Schizochitonidae Ladd p. 21
1973Schizochitonidae Smith p. 7
1998Schizochitonidae Beesley p. 177

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
orderNeoloricataBergenhayn 1955
suborderIschnochitonina(Bergenhayn 1930)
familySchizochitonidaeDall 1885
familySchizochitonidaeDall 1885

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. Schizochitonidae Dall 1885
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G. †Aulacochiton Shuttleworth
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Aulacochiton praecursor Smith et al. 1968
G. Lorica Adams and A. 1852
G. Loricella Pilsbry 1893
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Loricella angasi Adams 1864
G. †Oochiton
G. Schizochiton Gray 1847
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Schizochiton incisus Sowerby 1841
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available