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Chiton alveolus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)390424https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=390424
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Neoloricata : Chitonidae : Chiton : Chiton alveolus
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
-SerialiaGiribet et al. 2006
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
orderNeoloricataBergenhayn 1955
familyChitonidaeRafinesque 1815
genusChitonLinnaeus 1758
speciesChiton alveolusLoven 1846
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Chiton alveolusspeciesbelongs to Chitonstated with evidenceLoven, 1846
Chiton alveolusspeciesbelongs to Leptochiton (Leptochiton)stated without evidenceSquires and Goedert, 1995
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Environmentmarine,brackish (based on Polyplacophora)
Motilityfacultatively mobile, attached (based on Polyplacophora)
Visionlimited (based on Polyplacophora)
Dietgrazer (based on Polyplacophora)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Polyplacophora)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. L. Squires and J. L. Goedert. 1995. An extant species of Leptochiton (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in Eocene and Oligocene cold-seep limestones, Olympic Peninsula, Washington. The Veliger 38(1):47-53

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1846Chiton alveolus Loven
1995Leptochiton (Leptochiton) alveolus Squires and Goedert p. 49

References

Squires R. L., Goedert J. L. (1995) An extant species of Leptochiton (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in Eocene and Oligocene cold-seep limestones, Olympic Peninsula, Washington, The Veliger 38 1, 47-53
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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