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Calceochiton

Polyplacophora - Mattheviidae

Taxonomy
Calceochiton is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Paleoloricata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mattheviidae by Pojeta et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Calceochiton Sepkoski
2010Calceochiton Pojeta et al. p. 8

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

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.

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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available