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Scanochitonidae ✝
Description | Scanchitonidae is an extinct family of polyplacophoran mollusc. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanochitonidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Scanochitonidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Scanochitonidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | A. G. Smith. 1973. Fossil chitons from the Mesozoic - A checklist and bibliography. Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences 103:1-30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanochitonidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Haeggochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Olingechiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Scanochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1955 | Scanochitonidae Bergenhayn |
1973 | Scanochitonidae Smith p. 6 |
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!