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Dinoplax gigas

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Chaetopleuridae

Taxonomy
Chiton gigas was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Dinoplax gigas by Vaught et al. (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Chiton gigas Gmelin
1989Dinoplax gigas Vaught et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
orderNeoloricataBergenhayn 1955
familyChaetopleuridaePlate 1899
genusDinoplaxDall 1882
speciesgigas(Gmelin 1791)

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.

Dinoplax gigas Gmelin 1791
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marine, brackishc
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-07 09:30:10
Modified: 2010-02-15 05:49:47
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2003

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Chiton gigas (101549)