Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Acutichitonidae
Full reference: R. D. Hoare and M. T. Sturgeon. 1976. Arcochiton raymondi n. gen., n. sp. of polyplacophoran from the Pennsylvanian of Ohio. Journal of Paleontology 50(5):841-845
Parent taxon: Acutichitonidae according to R. D. Hoare et al. 2002
See also Debrock et al. 1984, Hoare 2000 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acutichiton, Kraterochiton, Soleachiton
Subtaxa: Arcochiton raymondi Arcochiton richardsoni Arcochiton soccus
Type: Arcochiton raymondi
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (5: Arizona, Nevada, Oregon collections)
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Ohio, Texas)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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