Polyplacophora - Chitonida - Ischnochitonidae
Alternative spelling: Ischnochiton (Lepidozona)
Parent taxon: Ischnochitonidae according to R. T. Abbott 1974
See also Berry 1922, Oldroyd 1925, Sepkoski 2002 and Wells and Houston 2001
Sister taxa: Allochiton, Callochitoninae, Chaetopleurinae, Cyanoplax, Heterochiton, Ischnochitoninae, Lepidochitoninae, Schizoplacinae, Stenoplax, Stenosemus, Tonicella, Tripoplax
Subtaxa: Ischnochiton (Lepidozona) pectinatus Ischnochiton (Lepidozona) pectinulatus Lepidozona cooperi Lepidozona cowlitzensis Lepidozona mertensii Lepidozona sanctaemonicae Lepidozona scrobiculata
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (4 collections), United States (12: California)
• Miocene of Japan (1)
Total: 17 collections including 22 occurrences
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