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Polyplacophora 
AphiaID: 55

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum)
Authority Gray, 1821
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Class
Parent Mollusca
Synonymised
taxa
  Loricata (synonym)
Sources  basis of record: An outline for the classification of Phylum Mollusca in taxonomic databases [report elaborated by WoRMS editors for internal use, june 2010] [details] [full text]

additional source: Kaas P., Van Belle R.A. & Strack H. 2006. Monograph of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacaphora); volume 6: Suborder Ischnochitonina (concluded); Schizochitonidae & Chitonidae, additions to volumes 1-5. Brill, Leiden, 464 pp. [details]

additional source: Bergenhayn J. R. M. (1955). Die fossilen schwedischen Loricaten nebst einer vorlafigen Revision der ganzen Klasse Loricata. Kungliga Fysiografiska Sallskapets Handlingar, Lund N.F. 66(8): 1-44 pl. 1-2 [details]

additional source: Kaas P. & Van Belle R. A. (1985). Monograph of living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Vol. 1. Order Neoloricata: Lepidopleurina. E. J. Brill/W. Backhuys eds. Leiden 244 pp.:  [details]

additional source: Kaas P. & Van Belle R. A. (1985). Monograph of living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Vol. 2. Suborder Ischnochitonina. Ischnochitonidae: Schizoplacinae, Callochitoninae & Lepidochitoninae. E. J. Brill/W. Backhuys eds. Leiden, 198 pp. [details]

additional source: Kaas P. & Van Belle R. A. (1987). Monograph of living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Vol. 3: Suborder Ischnochitonina. Ischnochitonidae: Chaetopleurinae, & Ischnochitonidae (pars). Additions to Vols 1 & 2.. * E. J. Brill/W. Backhuys eds. Leiden 302 pp.:  [details]

additional source: Kaas P. & Van Belle R. A. (1990). Monograph of living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Vol. 4. Suborder Ischnochitonina. Ischnochitonidae: Ischnochitoninae (continued). Additions to Vols 1, 2 and 3. E. J. Brill, Leiden, 298 p. [details]

additional source: Kaas P. & Van Belle R. A. (1994). Monograph of living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Vol. 5. Suborder Ischnochitonina. Ischnochitonidae: Ischnochitoninae (concluded), Callistoplacinae; Mopaliidae. Additions to Volumes 1-4.. Additions to Vols 1, 2 and 3. E. J. Brill, Leiden, 402 pp. [details]

additional source: Kaas, P. & Van Belle, R. A. (1998). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora). second, revised edition. 1-204; Backhyus Publishers Leiden. [details]

from synonym: Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp. (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Dutch chitons  [details]
Dutch keverslakken  [details]
English chitons  [details]
Swedish ledsnäckor  [details]
Direct child
taxa
 Subclass Neoloricata
Environment marine
Feedingtypes  deposit feeder: subsurface [details]
grazer [details]
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Note  Classification: Classification of chitons based on the conclusions of Okusu et al. 2003: Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 3, 281-302, mostly where supporting morphological conclusions of Sirenko 1993: Ruthenica 3, 97-117 (otherwise this molecular dataset does strange things with the outgroups and thus may not be taken as the basis for drastic changes in classification). [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:55
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2009-01-30 14:43:20Z  changed  Gofas, Serge
  
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  Citation: Gofas, S. (2013). Polyplacophora. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=55 on 2013-05-23
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