Asketochiton chubutensis Hoare and Sabattini 2000 (chiton)

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Lepidopleuridae

Full reference: R. D. Hoare and N. Sabattini. 2000. Lower Permian polyplacophora (Mollusca) from Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 74(2):189-191

Belongs to Asketochiton according to R. D. Hoare and N. Sabattini 2000

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MLP 27700, a shell. Its type locality is Ferraroti Locality, which is in a Permian prodelta horizon in the Rio Genoa Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Ferraroti Locality

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