MolluscaBase - Mesochiton Van Belle, 1975 †

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Mesochiton Van Belle, 1975 †

AphiaID

1667483 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1667483)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Mesochitonidae Dell'Angelo & Palazzi, 1989 †

Original name

Mesochiton Van Belle, 1975 †

Direct children (2)

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Species Mesochiton busambrensis (Fucini, 1912) †
Species Mesochiton vinassai (Fucini, 1912) †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Van Belle R.A. (1975). Sur la classification des Polyplacophora: 1, Introduction et classification des Paleoloricata, avec la description de Kindbladochiton nom. nov. (pour Eochiton Smith, 1964). <em>Informations de la Société Belge de Malacologie, Serie 4.</em> 5: 121-131. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mesochiton Van Belle, 1975 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1667483 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2023-06-22 09:45:49Z

created

Vinarski, Maxim

2023-06-22 15:27:40Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Van Belle R.A. (1975). Sur la classification des Polyplacophora: 1, Introduction et classification des Paleoloricata, avec la description de Kindbladochiton nom. nov. (pour Eochiton Smith, 1964). <em>Informations de la Société Belge de Malacologie, Serie 4.</em> 5: 121-131. [details]