†Lekiskochiton Hoare and Smith 1984 (chiton)
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Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Lekiskochitonidae
Full reference: R. D. Hoare and A. G. Smith. 1984. Permian Polyplacophora (Mollusca) from west Texas. Journal of Paleontology 58(1):82-103
Parent taxon: Lekiskochitonidae according to A. V. Mazaev 2024
See also Hoare and Smith 1984 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Lekiskochiton crassus Lekiskochiton fornicis
Type: Lekiskochiton fornicis
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Permian of the Russian Federation (2 collections), United States (2: Texas)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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