WoRMS taxon details
Hookisplax Sigwart, Wyse Jackson & Parkes, 2024 †
1767104 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1767104)
accepted
Genus
Hookisplax byrneae Sigwart, Wyse Jackson & Parkes, 2024 (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Sigwart, J. D., Wyse Jackson, P. N. & Parkes, M. A. (2024). A new chiton (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Paleoloricata) from the Mississippian of Hook Head, Co. Wexford, Ireland. <em>Irish Journal of Earth Sciences.</em> 42(1): 119-124., available online at https://doi.org/10.1353/ijes.2024.a935023
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Etymology Named combining the type locality at Hook Head, County Wexford, and plax for plate. The name also recognises the recurved...
Etymology Named combining the type locality at Hook Head, County Wexford, and plax for plate. The name also recognises the recurved posterior beak of the single valve holotype, and honours Dr Charles Sigwart, father of the first author, affectionately known as Dr Hook for his distinctive left hand prosthesis. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Hookisplax Sigwart, Wyse Jackson & Parkes, 2024 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1767104 on 2025-04-24
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Nomenclature
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Sigwart, J. D., Wyse Jackson, P. N. & Parkes, M. A. (2024). A new chiton (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Paleoloricata) from the Mississippian of Hook Head, Co. Wexford, Ireland. <em>Irish Journal of Earth Sciences.</em> 42(1): 119-124., available online at https://doi.org/10.1353/ijes.2024.a935023
page(s): 120 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 120 [details] Available for editors
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Etymology Named combining the type locality at Hook Head, County Wexford, and plax for plate. The name also recognises the recurved posterior beak of the single valve holotype, and honours Dr Charles Sigwart, father of the first author, affectionately known as Dr Hook for his distinctive left hand prosthesis. [details]
