Classification
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Tergomya (Evans & Cope, 2003)
Cincinnatian Orders: Cyrtonellida
Taxonomic Details
Synonyms: Referred to as Monoplacophora until 2003
Common Name: Commonly referred to as Monoplacophora
Common Name: Commonly referred to as Monoplacophora
Geologic Range
Early Cambrian – Recent
Common Paleoecology
Monoplacophora is an extant class of epifaunal grazers
Characteristics of the Class
- Single shelled mollusks
- Cap or spoon shaped to arched
- Bilateral symmetry present in some
- Some longitudinally curved and asymmetrical
Published Descriptions
Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part I, Vol. 1 (1960):
- Mollusks with a single shell, cap-shaped, or spoon-shaped to arched, in some groups bilaterally symmetrical, in others longitudinally curved and deviating from symmetry.
