BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Callistochiton
Description | Callistochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs, alive today, of which fossils are known from the Pliocene period onwards. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callistochiton, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source Data |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Chitonida : Callistoplacidae : Callistochiton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Neoloricata : Callistoplacidae : Callistochiton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Callistochiton Dall, 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (43%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 3.60 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine,brackish (based on Polyplacophora) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | facultatively mobile, attached (based on Polyplacophora) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Polyplacophora) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | grazer (based on Polyplacophora) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callistochiton |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Callistochiton adenensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton aepynotus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton antiquus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton ashbyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton asthenes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton augustensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton barnardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton belliatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton biakensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton broomensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton carmenae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton carpenteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton clenchi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton colimensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton crassicostatus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Callistochiton crosslandi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton decoratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton decoratus ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | |
Callistochiton diegoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton elenensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton expressus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton finschi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton generos species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton granifer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton greedi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton indicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton jacobaeus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton laticostatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton leei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton leidensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton mawlei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton occiduus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton omanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton pachylasmae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton palmulatus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Callistochiton periconis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton philippinarum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton porosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton portobelensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton pulchellus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton pulchrior species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton recens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton righii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton rotondus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton savigni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton shuttleworthianus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Callistochiton squamigercostatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
---|---|---|---|
Callistelasma Iredale & Hull, 1925 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Chitonida : Callistoplacidae : Callistelasma |
Callistassecla Iredale & Hull, 1925 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Chitonida : Callistoplacidae : Callistassecla |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
---|---|
1879 | Callistochiton Carpenter |
1922 | Callistochiton Berry p. 481 |
1974 | Callistochiton Abbott p. 399 |
2001 | Callistochiton Wells and Houston p. 52 |
2002 | Callistochiton Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
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!