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Cryptoconchus

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Acanthochitonidae

Taxonomy
Cryptoconchus was named by Burrow (1815) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 1029]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Acanthochitonidae by Abbott (1974); and to Neoloricata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Cryptoconchus Burrow
1974Cryptoconchus Abbott p. 407
2002Cryptoconchus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
orderNeoloricataBergenhayn 1955
suborderAcanthochitoninaBergenhayn 1930
familyAcanthochitonidaePilsbry 1893
genusCryptoconchusBurrow 1815

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.

G. Cryptoconchus Burrow 1815
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available