†Cymatochiton texanus Girty 1908
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Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Cymatochitonidae
Alternative combination: Pterochiton texanus
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Cymatochiton according to A. G. Smith and R. D. Hoare 1987
See also Girty 1908 and Hoare and Smith 1984
Sister taxa: Cymatochiton kaibabensis, Cymatochiton loftusianus
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 2969 green, southern Delaware Mountains, which is in a Roadian/Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Delaware Mountain Formation of Texas
Distribution: found only at USGS 2969 green, southern Delaware Mountains
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