†Pterochiton spatulatus Hoare et al. 1972 (chiton)
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Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Leptochitonidae
Full reference: R. D. Hoare, M. T. Sturgeon, and T.B. Hoare. 1972. Middle Pennsylvanian (Allegheny Group) Polyplacophora from Ohio. Journal of Paleontology 46(5):675-680
Belongs to Pterochiton according to R. D. Hoare et al. 1972
Sister taxa: Pterochiton eburonicus, Pterochiton newelli
Type specimen: OSU 27144, a valve
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Ohio, Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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