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Chaetopleura apiculata

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Chaetopleuridae

Taxonomy
Chiton apiculatus was named by Say (1830). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chaetopleura apiculata by Martin (1904) and Rosenberg (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Chiton apiculatus Say
1859Chiton apiculatus Holmes p. 96
1904Chaetopleura apiculata Martin p. 270
2005Chaetopleura apiculata Rosenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
orderNeoloricataBergenhayn 1955
familyChaetopleuridaePlate 1899
genusChaetopleuraShuttleworth 1853
speciesapiculata(Say 1830)

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available