†Matthevia variabilis Walcott 1885 (chiton)
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Polyplacophora - Paleoloricata - Mattheviidae
Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1885. Note on some Paleozoic pteropods. American Journal of Science 30:17-21
Belongs to Matthevia according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Runnegar et al. 1979, Walcott 1885, Walcott 1886 and Walcott 1912
Sister taxa: Matthevia erecta, Matthevia wahwahensis, Matthevia walcotti
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Stansbury Mtns., House Range (Cambrian of Utah)
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