Heloplax Cherns 1998 (chiton)

Polyplacophora - Heloplacidae

Full reference: L. Cherns. 1998. Silurian polyplacophoran molluscs from Gotland, Sweden. Palaeontology 41(5):23-31

Parent taxon: Heloplacidae according to M. D. Sutton et al. 2025

See also Cherns 1998

Sister taxa: Acaenoplax, Enetoplax

Subtaxa: Heloplax papilla

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Type: Heloplax papilla

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Möllbos 1. 3150 m west of Sjonhem Church. (Silurian of Sweden)

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