Open AccessReinstatement of the genus <i>Terenochiton </i>(Mollusca: Polyplacophora) with a genus diagnosis emendation
Author(s) -
Boris I. Sirenko
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ruthenica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2307-7336
pISSN - 0136-0027
DOI - 10.35885/ruthenica.2019.29(3).1
Subject(s) - polyplacophora , genus , biology , zoology , evolutionary biology , mollusca
It is proposed to restore the old name of the genus, for (Hedley et Hull, 1912). We also provide a new description for the genus since the old description does not reflect the main features associated with the development of the articulamentum. All valves of the genus have rudimentary unslitted insertion plates. Similar rudimentary insertion plates have evolved independently in different families of the primitive chitons.