1. Some Oligocene chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from Germany and France.
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Dell’Angelo, Bruno, Sosso, Maurizio, and Kroh, Andreas
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OLIGOCENE Epoch , *PALEOGENE , *SPECIES , *TRANSLATIONS - Abstract
Four species of chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) described by Sandberger and Rolle from the Oligocene of Germany and France are discussed and illustrated, providing for the first time SEM-images of the type-material and translations of the original descriptions. The material studied includes the holotype of Chiton modestus Rolle, 1862 and syntypes of Lepidopleurus virgifer Sandberger, 1859, Chiton oligocaenus Rolle, 1862, and Chiton reussi Rolle, 1862. All these species are considered valid. Redescription of the type material clarifies the identity of the species and enables comparison to related species from coeval deposits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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