†Chelodes cooperi Bergenhayn 1960 (chiton)
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Polyplacophora - Paleoloricata - Mattheviidae
Alternative combinations: Praecanthochiton cooperi, Preacanthochiton cooperi
Full reference: J.R.M. Bergenhayn. 1960. Cambrian and Ordovician loricates from North America. Journal of Paleontology 34(2):168-178
Belongs to Chelodes according to J., Jr. Pojeta et al. 2010
See also Bergenhayn 1960 and Runnegar et al. 1979
Sister taxa: Chelodes actinis, Chelodes acuminata, Chelodes bergmani, Chelodes whitehousei
Type specimen: USNM 137370
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (2: Missouri collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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