Molluscabase - Molachiton Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †

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Molachiton Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †

AphiaID

1375986 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1375986)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Molachiton naxus Ashby & Cotton, 1939 † (type by original designation)

Parent

Leptochitonidae Dall, 1889

Orig. name

Molachiton Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †

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Species Molachiton naxus Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Ashby, E. & Cotton, B. C. (1939). New fossil chitons from the Miocene and Pliocene of Victoria. <em>Records of the South Australian Museum.</em> 6(3): 209–242, pls. 19–21., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41025886 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Molachiton Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1375986 on 2024-04-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-09-10 00:19:32Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2024-02-23 20:01:26Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Ashby, E. & Cotton, B. C. (1939). New fossil chitons from the Miocene and Pliocene of Victoria. <em>Records of the South Australian Museum.</em> 6(3): 209–242, pls. 19–21., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41025886 [details]