†Orthriochiton Vendrasco and Runnegar 2004 (chiton)
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Polyplacophora - Paleoloricata - Preacanthochitonidae
Full reference: M. J. Vendrasco and B. Runnegar. 2004. Late Cambrian and Early Ordovician stem group chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from Utah and Missouri. Journal of Paleontology 78(4):675-689
Parent taxon: Preacanthochitonidae according to M. J. Vendrasco and B. Runnegar 2004
Sister taxon: Listrochiton
Subtaxa: Orthriochiton utahensis
Type: Orthriochiton utahensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (2: Utah collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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