Conchs and Chitons of the world (Phylogenetic tree) - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity

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• Kingdom Animalia
  • Phylum Mollusca
    • Class Polyplacophora (Chitons)

      Chitons

      Matthevia (501～479 Mya), Chelodes   (501～412.3 Mya), Lined chiton (North Pacific), West indian chiton (Caribbean Sea), Marbled chiton (Caribbean Sea), Giant pacific chiton (North Pacific), Hairy chiton (South Africa)

    • Class Gastropoda (Abalone, Limpets, Conch, Nudibranchs)
      • Subclass Archaeobranchia

        Primitive shell

        Latouchella   (542～479 Mya), Pelagiella (542～479 Mya), Yochelcionella   (530～501 Mya)

      • Subclass Eogastropoda

        Primitive shell

        Maclurites   (488.3～203.6 Ma; Great Dying③), Euomphalopsis (478.6～466 Mya), Euomphalus   (478.6～199.6 Ma; Great Dying③), Platyceras   (460.9～260.5 Mya)

        • Superorder Patellogastropoda (True limpets)

          		True limpets	Common european limpet (Northeast Atlantic), Long-ribbed limpet (South Africa), Cinnabar limpet (South Africa), Golden limpet (Patagonia)
          		Abalones	Ass’s ear abalone (West Pacific), Red abalone (California)
          		Keyhole limpet	Barbados keyhole limpet (Caribbean Sea), Lister's keyhole limpet (Caribbean Sea)

      • Subclass Orthogastropoda

        Primitive shell

        Murchisonia   (472～130 Ma; Great Dying③), Loxonema   (460.5～199.6 Ma; Great Dying③)

        • Superorder Cocculiniformia (Deepwater limpets)
        • Superorder Vetigastropoda (Limpets)

          		Slit shells	Hirase's slit shell (Japan), Rumphii slit shell (Japan)
          		Top shells	Cone top shell (Indo-West Pacific), Commercial trochus (Indo-West Pacific), Maculated top shell (Indo-West Pacific)
          		Turban shells	Marbled turban   (Indo-West Pacific), Silver mouth turban (Indo-West Pacific), Tapestry turban (Indo-West Pacific), South African turban (South Africa)
          		Star shell	Triumphant star turban (Philippines), Bridled bolma (Australia), Girgyllus star shell (Philippines), Circular saw shell (New Zealand)
          		Dolphin shells	Kiener's delphinula   (Philippines), Victor Dan's delphinula   (Philippines)
          		Pheasant shells	Variegated pheasant (Indo-West Pacific), Australian pheasant (Australia)

        • Superorder Neritaemorphi (Snails)
        • Superorder Caenogastropoda (Marine gastropods)
          • Order Architaenioglossa
          • Order Sorbeoconcha

            		Slit worm shells	(Siliquaria ponderosa)   (Indo-West Pacific)
            		Swamp ceriths	Malaysian trumpet snail (Tropical freshwater)
            		Screw shells	European screw shell (Northeast Atlantic), Tower screw shell (Indo-West Pacific), West Indian worm-shell   (Caribbean Sea)

          • Order Hypsogastropoda
            • Suborder Littorinimorpha

              		Cowries	Golden cowry (West Pacific), Tiger cowry (Indo-West Pacific), Panther cowry (Red Sea)
              		Cowry allies	Shuttle volva (Indo-West Pacific), Common egg cowrie (Indo-West Pacific), Flamingo tongue snail (West Atlantic), Rosy spindle cowry (West Pacific)
              		Fig shells	Gracefull fig shell (West Pacific)
              		Moon shells	Nocturnal moon (Philippines)
              		Sea elephants	Sea elephant   (floating sea snail), Glassy nautilus   (floating sea snail)
              		True conchs	Queen conch   (Caribbean Sea), Laciniate conch (West Pacific), Rooster conch (Caribbean Sea), Lister's conch (Indian Ocean), Fighting conch (Caribbean Sea), Broad pacific cpnch (West Pacific), Spider conch   (Indo-West Pacific), Violet spider conch (Indian Ocean), Chiragra spider conch   (Indo-West Pacific), Shinbone tibia (Philippines), Arabian tibia (Red sea), Martini's tibia (Philippines)
              		Tun shells	Giant tun (World wide), Gold-mouthed Tun (Indo-West Pacific)
              		Helmet snails	Horned helmet (Indo-West Pacific), Flame helmet (Caribbean Sea), Bull's mouth helmet (Indo-West Pacific), Chequered bonnet (Indo-West Pacific)
              		Frog shells	Giant frog shell (Indo-West Pacific), California frogsnail (California), Common frog shell (Indo-West Pacific)
              		Triton shells	Triton's trumpet (Indo-West Pacific), Slender triton (Red Sea), Hairy trumpet (Warn sea)
              		Worm shells	West Indian worm-shell   (Caribbean Sea), Scaly worm shell (Japan)
              		Carrier shells	Pallid carrier   (Indo-West Pacific), Sun carrier shell   (Indo-West Pacific)

            • Suborder Ptenoglossa

              		Wentletraps	Wentletrap   (Indo-West Pacific), Humphrey's wentletrap   (West Atlantic)
              		Purple snails	Common purple snail (Warn sea), Elongate janthina (Warn sea)

            • Suborder Neogastropoda

              		True whelks	Table whelk (California), Left-handed whelk (Mediterranean Sea), Lightning whelk (east coast of North America), Channeled whelk (east coast of North America)
              		Tulip snails	Trapezium horse conch (Indo-West Pacific), True tulip (West Atlantic), Salisbury's spindle (West Pacific), Distaff spindle (West Pacific)
              		Crown conchs	Pacific crown conch (west coast of Central America), Caribbean crown conch (Caribbean Sea)
              		Cones	Geography Cone   (Indo-West Pacific), Cloth of gold cone   (Indo-West Pacific), Butterfly cone   (West Africa), Japanese wonder shell   (Japan)
              		Auger shells	Crenulate auger (Indo-West Pacific), Marlinspike (Indo-West Pacific)
              		Babylon shells	Spirata babylon (Indian Ocean), Japanese babylon (Japan)
              		Margin shells	Pringle's margin shell (South Africa)
              		Harp snails	Giant morum (West Pacific), Ribbed harp (Mauritius)
              		Murex snails	Snipe's bill murex (Indo-West Pacific), Apple murex (Caribbean Sea), Rose branch murex   (Philippines), Troschel's murex   (Indo-West Pacific), Radish murex (East Pacific), Veined rapa whelk (Japan), Rapa murex (West Pacific)
              		Pagoda shells	First pagoda shell (Japan), Australian trumpet   (Arafura Sea; ９１cm), Helmet vase (Caribbean Sea), Chank shell (Indian Ocean)
              		Volutes	Music volute (Caribbean Sea), False melon volute (Australia), Junonia (east coast of North America), Bednall's volute (Arafura sea)
              		Olive shells	Tent olive (west coast of Central America), Pacific common olive (Indo-West Pacific)

        • Superorder Heterobranchia (Marine gastropods)
          • Order Heterostropha
          • Order Opisthobranchia (Sea hares, Sea slugs)
          • Order Pulmonata (Pulmonates)
    • Class Cephalopod (Squid, Octopus, Cuttlefish, Nautilus, Ammonite)
    • Class Bivalvia (Clams, Oysters, Scallops, Mussels)
    • Class Scaphopoda (Tusk shells)