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Helminthochiton papilio

Polyplacophora - Helminthochitonidae

Taxonomy
Helminthochiton papilio was named by Whidborne (1892). It is not extant. Its type locality is Lummaton Quarries, West of St. Mary Church, Lummaton Parrish, Torquay, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Torquay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Helminthochiton papilio Whidborne
2023Helminthochiton papilio Wagner p. 2582

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
—Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassPaleoloricata()
suborderChelodina
familyHelminthochitonidaeVan Belle 1975
genusHelminthochitonSalter 1846
speciespapilio

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.

†Helminthochiton papilio Whidborne 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available