Eocene and Oligocene chitons (Polyplacophora) from the Paris and Hampshire Basins |
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| Authors: | Lesley Cherns Enrico Schwabe |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK;2. Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, München, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Eocene and Oligocene chitons (Polyplacophora) from the Paris Basin of N France are described along with comparative material from the Hampshire Basin of the UK. The assemblages include eight species, five of which are new: Ischnochiton fehsei sp. nov., Stenoplax monila sp. nov., Chaetopleura gaasi sp. nov., C. abbessi sp. nov. and Tonicella lira sp. nov. Other taxa in the assemblages are Leptochiton cf. algesirensis, I. vectensis and S. anglica. |
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| Keywords: | Polyplacophora chitons Eocene-Oligocene Paris Basin Hampshire Basin |
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