†family Xylochitonidae Gowlett-Holmes and A.M. 1992 (chiton)
Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Xylochitonidae
Parent taxon: Neoloricata according to P. L. Beesley 1998
Sister taxa: Abyssochitonidae, Acanthochitonina, Afossochiton, Austrochiton, Beloplaxus, Chaetopleuridae, Chitonina, Crenatolorica, Cryptoplacidae, Cymatochitonina, Elachychiton, Eulachychiton, Euleptochiton, Guildingia, Ischnochitonina, Kindbladochiton, Laculina, Lavenachiton, Lepidopleurina, Lirachiton, Llandeilochiton, Loboarochiton, Mesochiton, Permochiton, Proleptochiton, Protalochiton, Protochiton, Pseudoischnochiton, Trachypleura
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Xylochitonidae in the database