Polyplacophora - Callochitonida
Parent taxon: Neoloricata according to Y. Wu and D. E. Lee 2024
Sister taxa: Abyssochitonidae, Afossochiton, Austrochiton, Beloplaxus, Chaetopleuridae, Chitonida, 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: Callochitonidae
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (2 collections)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence