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Glyptochiton

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Glyptochitonidae

Taxonomy
Glyptochiton was named by de Koninck (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour C Serp Sepkoski's reference number: 1029,1066]. It is the type genus of Glyptochitonidae.

It was assigned to Glyptochitonidae by Smith and Hoare (1987); and to Neoloricata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Glyptochiton de Koninck pp. 211 - 212
1987Glyptochiton Smith and Hoare p. 8
2002Glyptochiton Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
orderNeoloricataBergenhayn 1955
suborderLepidopleurina
familyGlyptochitonidaeStarobogatov and Sirenko 1975
genusGlyptochiton

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. †Glyptochiton de Koninck 1883
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Glyptochiton cordifer de Koninck 1844
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available