Hemiarthrum: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Polyplacophora
Order
Chitonida
Family
Hemiarthridae
Genus
Hemiarthrum
Species
Scientific Name
Hemiarthrum

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Hemiarthrum

Hemiarthrum setulosum is a species of chiton in the family Hemiarthridae, the only member of the genus Hemiarthrum. It was previously assigned to the family Hanleyidae.

Hemiarthrum setulosum represent one of the five major clades of chitons that are living. Hemiarthrim setulosum has an incomplete lateral tract in the nerve ring. They are the only known species to have an incomplete one.

Synonym
  • Hemiarthrum hamiltonorum Iredale & Hull, 1932: synonym of Hemiarthrum setulosum P. P. Carpenter [in Dall], 1876 (junior subjective synonym)
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