Polyplacophora - Paleoloricata - Mattheviidae
Synonyms: Eochelodes, Praecanthochiton Bergenhayn 1960, Preacanthochiton Bergenhayn 1960
Parent taxon: Mattheviidae according to J., Jr. Pojeta et al. 2010
See also Bergenhayn 1943, Bergenhayn 1960, Cherns 1998, Runnegar et al. 1979 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Calceochiton, Conodia, Eukteanochiton, Hemithecella, Matthevia, Qaleruaqia, Robustum, Spicuchelodes
Subtaxa: Chelodes actinis Chelodes acuminata Chelodes bergmani Chelodes cooperi Chelodes whitehousei
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (3 collections)
• Silurian of the Czech Republic (1), Sweden (2)
• Ordovician of Australia (2), Poland (1), United States (1: Missouri)
• Cambrian of United States (4: Missouri)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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