Callistochiton palmulatus Dall 1879 (chiton)
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Polyplacophora - Chitonida - Callistoplacidae
Belongs to Callistochiton according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Abbott 1974, Berry 1922 and Vendrasco et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Callistochiton asthenes, Callistochiton crassicostatus, Callistochiton decoratus, Callistochiton elenensis
Subtaxa: Callistochiton palmulatus mirabilis
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (5 collections), United States (12: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (3: California)
• Pliocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
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