Chelodes actinis Cherns 1998 (chiton)

Polyplacophora - Paleoloricata - Mattheviidae

Full reference: L. Cherns. 1998. Chelodes and closely related Polyplacophora (Mollusca) from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden. Palaeontology 41(3):545-573

Belongs to Chelodes according to L. Cherns 1998

Sister taxa: Chelodes acuminata, Chelodes bergmani, Chelodes cooperi, Chelodes whitehousei

Type specimen: RM Mo160.004. Its type locality is Möllbos 1. 3150 m west of Sjonhem Church., which is in a Homerian carbonate limestone/limestone in the Halla Beds Formation of Sweden.

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Möllbos 1. 3150 m west of Sjonhem Church.

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