Tripoplax Berry 1919 (chiton)
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Polyplacophora - Chitonida - Ischnochitonidae
Alternative spelling: Ischnochiton (Tripoplax)
Parent taxon: Ischnochitonidae according to Clark 2008
Sister taxa: Allochiton, Callochitoninae, Chaetopleurinae, Cyanoplax, Heterochiton, Ischnochitoninae, Lepidochitoninae, Lepidozona, Schizoplacinae, Stenoplax, Stenosemus, Tonicella
Subtaxa: Tripoplax regularis Tripoplax trifida
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (5: California collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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