†family Septemchitonidae Bergenhayn 1955 (chiton)

Polyplacophora - Paleoloricata - Septemchitonidae

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: Chelodina according to M. J. Vendrasco and B. Runnegar 2004

Sister taxa: Gotlandochitonidae, Helminthochitonidae, Preacanthochitonidae, Scanochitonidae

Subtaxa: Sarkachiton

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Ordovician of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Poland (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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