†Polysacos vickersianum Vendrasco et al. 2004 (chiton)
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Polyplacophora - Multiplacophora
Full reference: M. J. Vendrasco, T. E. Wood, and B. N. Runnegar. 2004. Articulated Paleozoic fossil with 17 plates greatly expands disparity of early chitons. Nature 429:288-290
Belongs to Polysacos according to M. J. Vendrasco et al. 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 520742, a valve. Its type locality is Monroe Co. [Edwardsville Lmst], which is in a Mississippian marine limestone in the Edwardsville Limestone Formation of Indiana.
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Monroe Co. [Edwardsville Lmst]
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