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Callistochiton

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Callistochiton

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Callistochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs, alive today, of which fossils are known from the Pliocene period onwards.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Callistochiton is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to Mollusca, Chile and Animalia.

It sits within the topics Chiton genera, Chitonida and Ischnochitonidae.

Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassPolyplacophora
  4. OrderChitonida
  5. FamilyIschnochitonidae
Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
276
With media
17
Family
Callistoplacidae
Collections
LACM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, SDNHM
Recorded in
United States, Chile

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Ischnochitonidae
Image
Callistochiton pulchellus, Playa El Pulpo.jpg
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taxon name
Callistochiton
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Callistochiton
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Callistochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs, alive today, of which fossils are known from the Pliocene period onwards.

== References ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Callistochiton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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