Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Ischnochitonidae
Full reference: U. Fiedel and H. Keupp. 1988. Ischnochiton marloffsteinensis n. sp., eine Polyplacophore aus dem fränkischen Lias. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 62:49-58
Belongs to Ischnochiton according to U. Fiedel and H. Keupp 1988
Sister taxa: Ischnochiton (Haploplax), Ischnochiton (Heterozona), Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton), Ischnochiton (Rhombochiton), Ischnochiton (Simplischnochiton), Ischnochiton (Stenosemus), Ischnochiton anserinus, Ischnochiton goederti, Ischnochiton martinelli, Ischnochiton pectinatus, Ischnochiton rissoi
Type specimen: BSP 1987 I 110. Its type locality is Marloffstein clay pit (gibbosus subzone), which is in a Margaritatus marine claystone in Germany.
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Marloffstein clay pit (gibbosus subzone)
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