†Matthevia 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
Parent taxon: Mattheviidae according to M. J. Vendrasco and B. Runnegar 2004
See also Fisher 1962 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Calceochiton, Chelodes, Conodia, Eukteanochiton, Hemithecella, Qaleruaqia, Robustum, Spicuchelodes
Subtaxa: Matthevia erecta Matthevia variabilis Matthevia wahwahensis Matthevia walcotti
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: Missouri collections)
• Cambrian of United States (11: New York, Utah, Wisconsin)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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