Polyplacophora - Paleoloricata
Full reference: J.M.R. Bergenhayn. 1955. Die fossilen Schwedischen Loricaten nebst einer vorläufigen Revision des Systems der ganzen Klasse Loricata. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift, Nya Förhandlingar, Avdelningen 2 51(8):1-46
Parent taxon: Polyplacophora according to R. D. Hoare and J., Jr. Pojeta 2006
See also Hoare 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Smith 1973
Sister taxa: Callochitonidae, Chitonida, Dycheiidae, Mesoplacophora, Multiplacophora, Neoloricata, Prisochiton, Trachydermon, Oligochiton
Subtaxa: Alastega Arctoplax Aulochitonidae Bursata Chelodina Cobcrephora Echinochitonidae Enetoplax Hawthorneachiton Heloplax Mattheviidae Plectrochiton Priscochiton Probolaeum Septemchiton Septemchitonida Solenocaris Thairoplax
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer