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Allochiton

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Ischnochitonidae

Taxonomy
Allochiton is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ischnochitonidae by Smith (1973); and to Neoloricata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Allochiton Smith p. 7
2002Allochiton Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
orderNeoloricataBergenhayn 1955
suborderChitoninaThiele 1910
familyIschnochitonidaeDall 1889
genusAllochiton

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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Allochiton altus Fucini 1912
Allochiton costulatus Fucini 1912
Allochiton gemmellaroi Fucini 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available