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Schizochiton

Description

Schizochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs. Schizochiton is known from Miocene fossils, as well as extant species.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2305858https://www.gbif.org/species/2305858
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)8116https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=8116
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Chitonida : Schizochitonidae : Schizochiton
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Neoloricata : Schizochitonidae : Schizochiton
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
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
suborderIschnochitonina
familySchizochitonidaeDall 1885
genusSchizochitonGray 1847
Scientific NameSchizochiton Gray, 1847
Name Published InProc. Zool. Soc. London, 15
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Schizochitongenusbelongs to Schizochitonidaestated with evidenceLadd, 1966
Schizochitongenusbelongs to SchizochitonidaeimpliedBeesley, 1998
Schizochitongenusbelongs to Neoloricatasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)4
Extant Size (PBDB)2 (50%)
First Recorded Appearance23.0 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
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)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizochiton

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Schizochiton incisus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
111.6 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Schizochiton jousseaumei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Schizochiton marshallensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
723.0 Ma
Miocene
11.6 Ma
Miocene
Schizochiton nympha
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Schizochiton polyophtalmus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Schizochiton tasteti
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1847Schizochiton Gray
1966Schizochiton Ladd p. 21
1998Schizochiton Beesley p. 183
2001Schizochiton Wells and Houston p. 83
2002Schizochiton Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Ladd H. S. (1966) Chitons and Gastropods (Haliotidae through Adeorbidae) from Western Pacific Islands, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 531, 1-98
Beesley P. L. (1998) Mollusca: the southern synthesis, Fauna of Australia 5
Wells A., Houston W. W. K. (2001) , Zoological Catalogue of Australia: Mollusca 17 2
Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/Boss, 1982 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Kaas, P. and R. A. Van Belle, 1998: null. Catalogue of Living Chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora). Second, revised edition.. 204. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 15 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Vaught, K. C. / Abbott, Robert T. and Kenneth J. Boss, 1989: null. A classification of the living Mollusca. xii+195. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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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