''Hanleya'' is a genus of
polyplacophoran
Chitons () are marine (ocean), marine molluscs of varying size in the class (biology), class Polyplacophora (), formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 Extant taxon, extant and 430 fossil species are recognized.
They are also sometimes known ...
molluscs known from Oligocene and
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...
fossils;
it is represented today by a number of species including ''
H. sinica'' Xu 1990 (China),
''
H. brachyplax'' (Brazil)
and ''H. hanleyi'' Bean in Thorpe, 1844 (Chile), which feeds on sponges.
References
Prehistoric chiton genera
Chiton genera
Oligocene genus first appearances
Miocene genus extinctions
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