†Schizochiton marshallensis Ladd 1966 (chiton)
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Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Schizochitonidae
Full reference: H. S. Ladd. 1966. Chitons and Gastropods (Haliotidae through Adeorbidae) from Western Pacific Islands. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 531:1-98
Belongs to Schizochiton according to H. S. Ladd 1966
Sister taxon: Schizochiton incisus
Type specimen: USNM 648209, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Marshall Islands (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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