†Pterochiton Carpenter 1882 (chiton)
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Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Leptochitonidae
Parent taxon: Leptochitonidae according to J. Sigwart 2007
See also Debrock et al. 1984, Hanger et al. 2000 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Gifuchiton, Leptochiton, Leptochitoninae
Subtaxa: Pterochiton eburonicus Pterochiton newelli Pterochiton spatulatus
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Oregon, Texas collections)
• Carboniferous of the Russian Federation (1), United States (2: Ohio, Texas)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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