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Chonechiton

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Gryphochitonidae

Taxonomy
Gryphochiton (Chonechiton) was named by Carpenter (1882). Its type is Chiton viseticola.

It was reranked as Chonechiton by Hoare (2002).

It was assigned to Gryphochiton by Carpenter (1882); and to Gryphochitonidae by Hoare (2002).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Gryphochiton (Chonechiton) Carpenter
2002Chonechiton Hoare p. 103

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
orderNeoloricataBergenhayn 1955
suborderCymatochitoninaSirenko and Starobogatov 1977
familyGryphochitonidae
genusChonechiton(Carpenter 1882)

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. †Chonechiton Carpenter 1882
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Chonechiton viseticola de Ryckholt 1845
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available