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Lekiskochiton ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4584614https://www.gbif.org/species/4584614
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)8088https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=8088
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Lepidopleurida : Leptochitonidae : Lekiskochiton
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Neoloricata : Lepidopleuridae : Lekiskochiton
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
suborderLepidopleurinaThiele 1910
familyLepidopleuridaePilsbry 1892
genusLekiskochitonHoare & Smith 1984
Scientific NameLekiskochiton Hoare & Smith, 1984
Name Published InJournal Paleont. 58 (1)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Lekiskochitongenusbelongs to Lepidopleuridaestated with evidenceHoare and Smith, 1984
Lekiskochitongenusbelongs to Neoloricatasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance279 - 272 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance272 - 269 Ma
Permian
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. D. Hoare and A. G. Smith. 1984. Permian Polyplacophora (Mollusca) from west Texas. Journal of Paleontology 58(1):82-103

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Lekiskochiton fornicis ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		2279 Ma
Permian		272 Ma
Permian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1984Lekiskochiton Hoare and Smith p. 93
2002Lekiskochiton Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Hoare R. D., Smith A. G. (1984) Permian Polyplacophora (Mollusca) from west Texas, Journal of Paleontology 58 1, 82-103
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
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
Moved to new family following fam. synonymy - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Journal Paleont. 58 (1) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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