Plasiochiton curiosus 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

Belongs to Plasiochiton according to R. D. Hoare 2000

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: USNM 456242. Its type locality is Abandoned shale pit, intersection of US 11-15 & Penn. 104, Perry Co., PA, which is in a Givetian carbonate shale in the Mahantango Formation of Pennsylvania.

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer

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

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