Chitons

Polyplacophora

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Chitons is a group of molluscs. There are 1089 species of chitons, in 84 genera and 22 families. This group has been around since the Drumian Age. Polyplacophora (chitons) have sexual reproduction. Reproduction is dioecious. Polyplacophora (chitons) is a facultatively mobile animal.

URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Drumian
Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q148681
Definition: a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct male and female individual organisms.

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/facultativelyMobile
Definition: Organisms that can change location but do so infrequently, e.g., crinoids, some infaunal bivalves.
Attribution: http://paleodb.org/public/tips/ecology_tips.html

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EOL has data for 25 attributes, including:

eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Algae
ecomorphological guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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epifaunal
- URI: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/Epifaunal
- Definition: An animal living on the surface of the substratum.
- Attribution: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Epifaunal
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first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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501 million years ago
habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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marine benthic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000024
- Definition: The marine benthic biome (benthic meaning 'bottom') encompasses the seafloor and includes such areas as shores, littoral or intertidal areas, marine coral reefs, and the deep seabed.
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is eaten by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002471
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Corvus caurinus Baird & SF 1858 (Northwestern Crow)
motility
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33596
- Definition: ability to move spontaneously and actively, consuming energy in the process
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facultatively mobile
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/facultativelyMobile
- Definition: Organisms that can change location but do so infrequently, e.g., crinoids, some infaunal bivalves.
- Attribution: http://paleodb.org/public/tips/ecology_tips.html
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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617
preyed upon by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002458
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Asteroidea (sea stars)
reproduction
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0000003
- Definition: The production of new individuals that contain some portion of genetic material inherited from one or more parent organisms
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sexual reproduction
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
- Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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grazer
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q37619060
- Definition: a consumer feeding on low growing organisms, eg: a herbivore that eats parts of low-growing grasses, forbs or algae.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of chitons

chitons Habitats

The environments in which many chitons species are known to live. Select an environment to see its chitons species checklist.

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chitons Habitats

The environments in which many chitons species are known to live. Select an environment to see its chitons species checklist.

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