Polyplacophora - Chitonida

Parent taxon: Neoloricata according to Y. Wu and D. E. Lee 2024

See also Vendrasco et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Abyssochitonidae, Afossochiton, Austrochiton, Beloplaxus, Callochitonida, Chaetopleuridae, Chitonina, Crenatolorica, Cryptoplacidae, Cymatochitonina, Elachychiton, Eulachychiton, Euleptochiton, Guildingia, Ischnochitonina, Kindbladochiton, Laculina, Lavenachiton, Lepidopleurida, Lepidopleurina, Lirachiton, Llandeilochiton, Loboarochiton, Mesochiton, Permochiton, Proleptochiton, Protalochiton, Protochiton, Pseudoischnochiton, Trachypleura, Xylochitonidae

Subtaxa: Acanthochitonina Callistoplacidae

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer

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