Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Acutichitonidae
Full reference: R. D. Hoare, L.P. Plas, and T.E. Yancey. 2002. Permian Polyplacophra (Mollusca) from Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. Journal of Paleontology 76(2):256-264
Belongs to Arcochiton according to R. D. Hoare et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Arcochiton raymondi, Arcochiton soccus
Type specimen: UCMP 154091, a valve (tail plate). Its type locality is UCMP D-5252, Lookout Hill, Southern Arrow Canyon Range, which is in an Artinskian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bird Spring Formation of Nevada.
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (4: Arizona, Nevada collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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