Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Ischnochitonidae
Parent taxon: Lepidochitoninae according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
See also Abbott 1974, Berry 1922 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Particulazona, Subterenochiton
Subtaxa: Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) Lepidochitona caprearum Lepidochitona gantensis Lepidochitona lowei Lepidochitona squiresi Lepidochitona szoetsi Lepidochitona viciani Lepidochitona washingtonensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Pliocene of Italy (1)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)
• Eocene of Hungary (1), United States (1: Washington)
Total: 6 collections including 9 occurrences
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