†family Lepidopleuridae Pilsbry 1892 (chiton)

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Lepidopleuridae

Parent taxon: Lepidopleurina according to R. D. Hoare 2002

See also Abbott 1974, Beesley 1998 and Debrock et al. 1984

Sister taxa: Acutichitonidae, Choriplacidae, Crassitudochitonidae, Glyptochitonidae, Hanleyidae, Homeochiton, Leptochitonidae, Ochmazochitonidae, Pyknochiton

Subtaxa: Asketochiton Camptochiton Colapterochiton Coryssochiton Glaphurochiton Hadrochiton Hanleyella Lekiskochiton Lobarochiton Oldroydia Pedanochiton Pileochiton Schematochiton Stegochiton

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)

• Permian of Argentina (1), Malaysia (1), United States (36: Nevada, Texas)

• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Alberta), United States (10: Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas)

Total: 50 collections including 55 occurrences

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