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Cyanoplax

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Ischnochitonidae

Taxonomy
Cyanoplax was named by Pilsbry (1892) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Callochitonidae by Berry (1922); to Ischnochitonidae by Abbott (1974); and to Neoloricata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Cyanoplax Pilsbry
1922Cyanoplax Berry p. 435
1974Cyanoplax Abbott p. 398
2002Cyanoplax 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
genusCyanoplaxPilsbry 1892

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. Cyanoplax Pilsbry 1892
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Cyanoplax dentiens Gould 1846
Cyanoplax hartwegii Carpenter 1855
Cyanoplax keepiana Berry 1948 [keep's chiton]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available