Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Chaetopleuridae
Parent taxon: Neoloricata according to W. Kiessling 2009
See also Abbott 1974 and Vendrasco et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Abyssochitonidae, Afossochiton, Austrochiton, Beloplaxus, Callochitonida, Chitonida, Chitonina, Crenatolorica, Cryptoplacidae, Cymatochitonina, Elachychiton, Eulachychiton, Euleptochiton, Guildingia, Ischnochitonina, Kindbladochiton, Laculina, Lavenachiton, Lepidopleurida, Lepidopleurina, Lirachiton, Llandeilochiton, Loboarochiton, Mesochiton, Permochiton, Proleptochiton, Protalochiton, Protochiton, Pseudoischnochiton, Trachypleura, Xylochitonidae
Subtaxa: Calloplax Chaetopleura Dinoplax
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (1 collection), United States (11: California, Florida, North Carolina)
• Pliocene of South Africa (1)
• Miocene of United States (3: California, New Jersey)
Total: 16 collections including 18 occurrences