†Emo Sutton et al. 2025 (chiton)
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Full reference: M. D. Sutton, J. D. Sigwart, D. E. G. Briggs, P. Gueriau, A. King, D. J. Siveter, and D. J. Siveter. 2025. New Silurian aculiferan fossils reveal complex early history of Mollusca. Nature 1-14
Parent taxon: Polyplacophora according to M. D. Sutton et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Dycheiidae, Heloplacidae, Mesoplacophora, Multiplacophora, Neoloricata, Paleoloricata, Prisochiton, Trachydermon, Oligochiton
Subtaxa: Emo vorticaudum
Type: Emo vorticaudum
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Herefordshire Konservat-Lagerstätte (Silurian of the United Kingdom)
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