Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Acutichitonidae
Full reference: R. D. Hoare and R. H. Mapes. 1985. A new species of Pennsylvanian Polyplacophora (Mollusca) from Texas. Journal of Paleontology 59(5):1324-1326
Belongs to Acutichiton according to R. D. Hoare and R. H. Mapes 1985
Sister taxa: Acutichiton gracilis, Acutichiton nevadensis, Acutichiton pyrmidalus
Type specimen: OSU 36971, a valve (head plate). Its type locality is Gullies south of pond dam, 250 meters north of the Lost Creek Cemetery, 0.4 km east of Highway 59 and 8.3 km northeast of Jacksboro, which is in a Virgilian marine horizon in the Graham Formation of Texas.
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Gullies south of pond dam, 250 meters north of the Lost Creek Cemetery, 0.4 km east of Highway 59 and 8.3 km northeast of Jacksboro
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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