Polyplacophora - Paleoloricata - Mattheviidae
Full reference: B.L. Stinchcomb and G. Darrough. 1995. Some molluscan problematica from the Upper Cambrian - Lower Ordovician of the Ozark uplift. Journal of Paleontology 69(1):52-65
Parent taxon: Mattheviidae according to J., Jr. Pojeta et al. 2010
See also Sepkoski 2002, Stinchcomb and Darrough 1995 and Vendrasco and Runnegar 2004
Sister taxa: Calceochiton, Chelodes, Conodia, Eukteanochiton, Hemithecella, Matthevia, Qaleruaqia, Spicuchelodes
Subtaxa: Robustum nodum Robustum phallerium
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (1: Missouri collection)
• Tremadoc of United States (2: Missouri)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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