†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 carbonarius Pterochiton eburonicus Pterochiton newelli Pterochiton spatulatus
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Wolfcamp of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Permian of United States (1: Texas)
• Desmoinesian of United States (5: Illinois, Ohio)
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Alberta), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences
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