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Multiplacophora
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Multiplacophora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 393 - 388 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine,brackish (based on Polyplacophora) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Multiplacophora) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Polyplacophora) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Multiplacophora) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Polyplacophora) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. D. Hoare and R. H. Mapes. 1995. Relationships of the Devonian Strobilepis and related Pennsylvanian problematica\r\n. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 40(2):111-128 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Strobilepida ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hercolepadidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Strobilepidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Polysacos genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1995 | Multiplacophora Hoare and Mapes |
| 2002 | Multiplacophora Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Multiplacophora Vendrasco et al. p. 290 |
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!
