Leptochiton Gray 1847 (chiton)

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Leptochitonidae

Parent taxon: Leptochitonidae according to E. Schwabe and P. Lozouet 2006

See also Beesley 1998, Berry 1922, Pacaud and Le Renard 1995, Sepkoski 2002, Squires and Goedert 1995, Wells and Houston 2001 and Zalvide et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Gifuchiton, Leptochitoninae, Pterochiton

Subtaxa: Leptochiton (Leptochiton) Leptochiton (Parachiton) Leptochiton algesirensis Leptochiton cancellatus Leptochiton clarki Leptochiton terryiverseni

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)

• Pliocene of Italy (3)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)

• Eocene of New Zealand (1), United States (1: Washington)

Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences

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