Parent taxon: Neoloricata according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
See also Abbott 1974
Sister taxa: Abyssochitonidae, Afossochiton, Austrochiton, Beloplaxus, Chaetopleuridae, Chitonina, Crenatolorica, Cryptoplacidae, Cymatochitonina, Elachychiton, Eulachychiton, Euleptochiton, Guildingia, Ischnochitonina, Kindbladochiton, Laculina, Lavenachiton, Lepidopleurina, Lirachiton, Llandeilochiton, Loboarochiton, Mesochiton, Permochiton, Proleptochiton, Protalochiton, Protochiton, Pseudoischnochiton, Trachypleura, Xylochitonidae
Subtaxa: Acanthochitonidae
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), Mexico (4), New Zealand (1), United States (15: California, Florida)
• Pliocene of Italy (6), the Marshall Islands (1), United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Australia (1), Fiji (1), the Marshall Islands (5), Slovakia (1)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 38 collections including 45 occurrences