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Mattheviidae

Polyplacophora - Mattheviidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Mattheviidae Walcott
1943Chelodidae Bergenhayn
1962Mattheviidae Fisher p. 128
1979Mattheviidae Runnegar et al. p. 1387
1995Robustidae Stinchcomb and Darrough p. 63
1998Mattheviidae Cherns p. 548

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassPaleoloricata()
familyMattheviidae
familyMattheviidae

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. †Mattheviidae Walcott 1886
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G. †Chelodes Davidson and King 1874
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Chelodes actinis Cherns 1998
Chelodes acuminata Stinchcomb and Darrough 1995
Chelodes bergmani Davidson and King 1874
Chelodes cooperi Bergenhayn 1960
Chelodes whitehousei Runnegar et al. 1979
Invalid names: Eochelodes [synonym], Praecanthochiton Bergenhayn 1960 [synonym]
G. †Conodia Stinchcomb and Darrough 1995
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Conodia levicosta Stinchcomb and Darrough 1995
G. †Eukteanochiton Vendrasco and Runnegar 2004
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Eukteanochiton milleri Vendrasco and Runnegar 2004
G. †Hemithecella Butts 1941
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Hemithecella abrupta Stinchcomb and Darrough 1995
Hemithecella eminensis Stinchcomb and Darrough 1995
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Invalid names: Elongata perplexa Stinchcomb and Darrough 1995 [synonym], Hemithecella elongata Stinchcomb and Darrough 1995 [synonym]
Hemithecella expansa Butts 1941
Hemithecella quinquelites Stinchcomb and Darrough 1995
Invalid names: Elongata Stinchcomb and Darrough 1995 [synonym]
G. †Matthevia Walcott 1885
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Matthevia erecta Pojeta et al. 2005
Matthevia variabilis Walcott 1885
Matthevia wahwahensis Vendrasco and Runnegar 2004
Matthevia walcotti Runnegar et al. 1979
G. †Qaleruaqia Peel 2020
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G. †Robustum Stinchcomb and Darrough 1995
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Robustum nodum Stinchcomb and Darrough 1995
Robustum phallerium Stinchcomb and Darrough 1995
G. †Spicuchelodes Cherns 1998
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Spicuchelodes cressmani Hoare and Pojeta 2006
Invalid names: Chelodidae Bergenhayn 1943 [synonym], Robustidae Stinchcomb and Darrough 1995 [synonym]
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: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Dyeran to the top of the Lochkovian or 516.00000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian541.0 - 485.4USA (New York) Matthevia sp. (254)
Dyeran516.0 - 513.0Greenland (Peary Land) Qaleruaqia sodermanorum (210618)
Franconian501.0 - 485.4USA (Utah) Matthevia variabilis (253)
Trempealeauan501.0 - 485.4USA (Missouri) Chelodes cooperi (98345) Elongata perplexa, Hemithecella elongata (64586) Hemithecella elongata, Hemithecella eminensis (98338) Hemithecella eminensis (8690 8692 49505) Hemithecella eminensis, Chelodes cooperi (98337) Preacanthochiton depressus (98340 98344)
Trempealeauan501.0 - 485.4USA (Utah) Matthevia sp. (259)
Trempealeauan501.0 - 485.4USA (Wisconsin) Matthevia sp. (255)
Sunwaptan498.5 - 485.4USA (New York) Matthevia sp. (85187)
Sunwaptan498.5 - 485.4USA (Utah) Eukteanochiton milleri (94566) Matthevia wahwahensis (94560 94561 94562 94563 94564 94565)
Deming485.4 - 478.6USA (Virginia) Hemithecella expansa (56651)
Warendian485.4 - 478.6Australia (Queensland) Chelodes whitehousei (77486 77510)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Missouri) Hemithecella expansa (64584) Matthevia erecta (98347) Matthevia walcotti (98348) Robustum nodum (156485)
Tremadoc485.4 - 477.7USA (Missouri) Conodia acuminata, Conodia levicosta, Hemithecella quinquelites, Robustum nodum, Robustum phallerium, Hemithecella sp. (8943) Conodia levicosta, Hemithecella sp. (8941) Hemithecella abrupta, Hemithecella expansa (8940) Hemithecella expansa, Robustum phallerium (8939)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7USA (Virginia) Hemithecella expansa (78881)
Caradocian460.9 - 449.5Poland Chelodes sp. (233108)
Rocklandian460.9 - 449.5USA (Kentucky) Spicuchelodes cressmani (87737 87962 100130)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) Chelodes actinis (13635) Chelodes bergmani (13556)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic Chelodes bohemicus (14053)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (New South Wales) Chelodes intermedius (25705 25706 25707)