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Aculifera
Clade of molluscs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aculifera (older name: Amphineura) is a proposed clade of molluscs incorporating those groups that have no conch or shell, that is, the Polyplacophora, Caudofoveata (=Chaetodermomorpha) and Solenogastres (=Neomeniomorpha).[1] It is sister to the Conchifera.
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Aculifera | |
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A polyplacophoran (chiton) | |
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The aplacophoran Epimenia | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Clade: | Aculifera Hatschek, 1891 |
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The oldest known aculiferan is Qaleruaqia, which was found in the Aftenstjernesø Formation in Greenland, which dates back to the Cambrian Stage 4.[2]