Callochiton Gray 1847 (chiton)
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Polyplacophora - Callochitonida - Callochitonidae
Parent taxon: Callochitonidae according to Y. Wu and D. E. Lee 2024
See also Beesley 1998 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Callochiton chattonensis Callochiton crocinus Callochiton elongatus Callochiton klemi Callochiton mayi Callochiton rufus Callochiton septemvalvis
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (2 collections)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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