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Chelodes actinis

Polyplacophora - Mattheviidae

Taxonomy
Chelodes actinis was named by Cherns (1998). It is not extant. Its type specimen is RM Mo160.004. Its type locality is Möllbos 1. 3150 m west of Sjonhem Church., which is in a Homerian carbonate limestone/limestone in the Halla Beds Formation of Sweden.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Chelodes actinis Cherns pp. 558 - 560 figs. pl. 3-6; txt. f. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
—Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassPaleoloricata()
familyMattheviidae
genusChelodesDavidson and King 1874
speciesactinis

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.

†Chelodes actinis Cherns 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Environment: marine, brackishc
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-02-26 06:51:14
Modified: 2009-02-26 08:51:14
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Hendy 2009

Age range: Homerian or 430.50000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) Chelodes actinis (type locality: 13635)