MolluscaBase - Echinochitonidae Pojeta, Eernisse, Hoare & M. D. Henderson, 2003 †

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Echinochitonidae Pojeta, Eernisse, Hoare & M. D. Henderson, 2003 †

AphiaID

1648718 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1648718)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Echinochiton Pojeta, Eernisse, Hoare & M. D. Henderson, 2003 † (type by monotypy)

Parent

Matthevioidea Walcott, 1885 †

Original name

Echinochitonidae Pojeta, Eernisse, Hoare & M. D. Henderson, 2003 †

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Genus Echinochiton Pojeta, Eernisse, Hoare & M. D. Henderson, 2003 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Pojeta, J., Jr., Eernisse, D. J., Hoare, R. D. & Henderson, M. D. (2003). Echinochiton dufoei: a new spiny Ordovician chiton. Journal of Paleontology. 77(4): 646-654.
page(s): 649 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Echinochitonidae Pojeta, Eernisse, Hoare & M. D. Henderson, 2003 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1648718 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2023-03-19 08:12:41Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2023-11-14 01:49:58Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

2024-12-07 14:43:52Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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Sources (1)

original description Pojeta, J., Jr., Eernisse, D. J., Hoare, R. D. & Henderson, M. D. (2003). Echinochiton dufoei: a new spiny Ordovician chiton. Journal of Paleontology. 77(4): 646-654.
page(s): 649 [details]