†Acanthochitona avicula Carpenter 1864 (glass-hair chiton)
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Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Acanthochitonidae
Belongs to Acanthochitona according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Berry 1922
Sister taxa: Acanthochitona crinita, Acanthochitona fascicularis, Acanthochitona pygmaea
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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