†Arcochiton soccus Hanger et al. 2000 (chiton)
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Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Acutichitonidae
Full reference: R. A. Hanger, R.D. Hoare, and E.E. Strong. 2000. Permian Polyplacophora, Rostroconchia, and problematica from Oregon. Journal of Paleontology 74(2):192-198
Belongs to Arcochiton according to R. A. Hanger et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Arcochiton raymondi, Arcochiton richardsoni
Type specimen: USNM 501897, a shell. Its type locality is Coyote Butte, which is in a Wolfcampian/Leonardian offshore shelf limestone in the Coyote Butte Limestone Formation of Oregon.
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Coyote Butte
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