Crassitudochiton Hoare and Karasawa 2008 (chiton)

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Crassitudochitonidae

Full reference: R. Hoare and H. Karasawa. 2008. Permian Polyplacophora (Mollusa) from the Akasaka Limestone, Gifu, Japan. Paleontological Research 12:321-327

Parent taxon: Crassitudochitonidae according to R. Hoare and H. Karasawa 2008

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Crassitudochiton plakos

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Type: Crassitudochiton plakos

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Ichihashi Quarry, Kinshozan, Akasaka (Permian of Japan)

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