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Cryptoconchidae Iredale, 1914

1905740 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1905740)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Polyplacophora (Class)
  5. Neoloricata (Subclass)
  6. Chitonida (Order)
  7. Acanthochitonina (Suborder)
  8. Cryptoplacoidea (Superfamily)
  9. Cryptoconchidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Cryptoconchus Burrow, 1815
Cryptoplacoidea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858

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  1. Genus Craspedochiton Shuttleworth, 1853
  2. Genus Cryptoconchus Burrow, 1815
  3. Genus Leptoplax Dall, 1882
  4. Genus Notoplax H. Adams, 1862
  5. Genus Pseudotonicia Ashby, 1928
  6. Genus Amblyplax Ashby, 1926 accepted as Notoplax H. Adams, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  7. Genus Angasia P. P. Carpenter, 1882 accepted as Craspedochiton Shuttleworth, 1853 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  8. Genus Aristochiton Thiele, 1909 accepted as Notoplax H. Adams, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  9. Genus Loboplax Pilsbry, 1893 accepted as Notoplax H. Adams, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  10. Genus Lophoplax Ashby, 1926 accepted as Notoplax H. Adams, 1862
  11. Genus Macandrellus Dall, 1879 accepted as Notoplax H. Adams, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  12. Genus Mecynoplax Thiele, 1893 accepted as Notoplax H. Adams, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  13. Genus Phacellozona Pilsbry, 1894 accepted as Craspedochiton Shuttleworth, 1853 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  14. Genus Spongiochiton P. P. Carpenter, 1882 accepted as Craspedochiton Shuttleworth, 1853 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  15. Genus Thaumastochiton Thiele, 1909 accepted as Craspedochiton Shuttleworth, 1853 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Iredale, T. (1914). Some more notes on Polyplacophora. Part 1. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 11(2): 123-131., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15715650
page(s): 129 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cryptoconchidae Iredale, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1905740 on 2026-08-30
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2026-08-30 11:54:24Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Iredale, T. (1914). Some more notes on Polyplacophora. Part 1. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 11(2): 123-131., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15715650
page(s): 129 [details] 


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