†family Abyssochitonidae (chiton)
Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Abyssochitonidae
Parent taxon: Neoloricata according to P. L. Beesley 1998
Sister taxa: Afossochiton, Austrochiton, Beloplaxus, Callochitonida, 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: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Abyssochitonidae in the database