Plasiochiton Hoare 2000 (chiton)

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Choriplacidae

Full reference: R. D. Hoare. 2000. Considerations on Paleozoic Polyplacophora including the description of Palsiochiton curiosus n. gen. and sp. American Malacological Bulletin 15(2):131-137

Parent taxon: Choriplacidae according to R. D. Hoare 2000

Sister taxon: Choriplax

Subtaxa: Plasiochiton curiosus

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Abandoned shale pit, intersection of US 11-15 & Penn. 104, Perry Co., PA (Devonian of Pennsylvania)

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