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Chiton rhaeticus

Polyplacophora - Chitonida - Chitonidae

Taxonomy
Chiton rhaeticus was named by Moore (1861). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Chiton rhaeticus Moore p. 511 figs. pl. 16, figs. 28-29
1973Chiton rhaeticus Smith p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
Serialia
RankNameAuthor
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
orderChitonidaThiele 1909
suborderAcanthochitoninaBergenhayn 1930
familyChitonidaeRafinesque 1815
genusChiton
speciesrhaeticusMoore 1861

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.

Chiton rhaeticus Moore 1861
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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: Aalenian or 174.10000 to 170.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3United Kingdom Chiton rhaeticus (91223)