†Pterochiton newelli Smith 1976 (chiton)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Leptochitonidae
Full reference: A. G. Smith. 1976. Two new Permian chitons from west Texas (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). The Veliger 18:281-288
Belongs to Pterochiton according to J. Sigwart 2007
See also Smith 1976
Sister taxa: Pterochiton eburonicus, Pterochiton spatulatus
Type specimen: USNM 211133, a valve (Intermediate valve). Its type locality is USNM726d, Hess Canyon, Glass Mountains, which is in a Roadian slope limestone in the Road Canyon Formation of Texas.
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at USNM726d, Hess Canyon, Glass Mountains
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.