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Pterochiton
Taxonomy
Pterochiton was named by Carpenter (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour P l Sepkoski's reference number: 277
Carpenter in Dall, 1882]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Lepidopleuridae by Debrock et al. (1984); to Gryphochitonidae by Hanger et al. (2000); to Neoloricata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Leptochitonidae by Sigwart (2007).
It was assigned to Lepidopleuridae by Debrock et al. (1984); to Gryphochitonidae by Hanger et al. (2000); to Neoloricata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Leptochitonidae by Sigwart (2007).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1882 | Pterochiton Carpenter |
| 1984 | Pterochiton Debrock et al. p. 1129 fig. 7 |
| 2000 | Pterochiton Hanger et al. p. 193 |
| 2002 | Pterochiton Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Pterochiton Sigwart p. 31 |
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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. †Pterochiton Carpenter 1882
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†Pterochiton eburonicus de Ryckholt 1845
†Pterochiton newelli Smith 1976
†Pterochiton spatulatus Hoare et al. 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available