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Lepidopleuridae
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Neoloricata : Lepidopleuridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (6.9%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | M. D. Debrock, R. D. Hoare, and R. H. Mapes. 1984. Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian) polyplacophora (Mollusca) from Texas. Journal of Paleontology 58(4):1117-1135 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Asketochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Camptochiton ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 314 Ma Carboniferous | 314 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Chauliochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 296 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Coryssochiton ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 314 Ma Carboniferous | 314 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Hadrochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Hanleyella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Helminthochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Lekiskochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 279 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Oldroydia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pedanochiton ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 314 Ma Carboniferous | 314 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Pileochiton ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 314 Ma Carboniferous | 314 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Pterochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Schematochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 32 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Stegochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 290 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1892 | Lepidopleuridae Pilsbry |
| 1974 | Lepidopleuridae Abbott p. 392 |
| 1984 | Lepidopleuridae Debrock et al. p. 1118 |
| 1998 | Lepidopleuridae Beesley p. 177 |
| 2002 | Lepidopleuridae Hoare p. 572 |
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!
