Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Leptochitonidae
Alternative combinations: Chiton carbonarius, Glaphurochiton carbonarius
Synonym: Helminthochiton concinnus Richardson 1956
Full reference: R. P. Stevens. 1858. Description of new Carboniferous fossils from the Appalachia, Illinois and Michigan coal fields. American Journal of Science 25:258-265
Belongs to Pterochiton according to R. D. Hoare et al. 1972
See also Raymond 1910, Richardson 1956 and Stevens 1858
Sister taxa: Pterochiton eburonicus, Pterochiton newelli, Pterochiton spatulatus
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Desmoinesian of United States (5: Illinois, Ohio collections)
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Alberta)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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