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Glyptochiton cordifer

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Glyptochitonidae

Taxonomy
Chiton cordifer was named by de Koninck (1844).

It was recombined as Chitonellus cordifer by d'Orbigny (1850); it was recombined as Glyptochiton cordifer by de Koninck (1883) and Smith and Hoare (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Chiton cordifer de Koninck p. 324 figs. pl .22 ,fig .5a-b
1850Chitonellus cordifer d'Orbigny p. 127
1883Glyptochiton cordifer de Koninck p. 213 figs. Pl. Lill, fig. t à 7
1987Glyptochiton cordifer Smith and Hoare p. 22

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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
speciescordifer()

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.

Glyptochiton cordifer de Koninck 1844
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available