†Acaenoplax Sutton et al. 2001 (chiton)
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Full reference: M. D. Sutton, D. E. G. Briggs, D. J. Siveter and D. J. Siveter. 2001. An exceptionally preserved vermiform mollusc from the Silurian of England. Nature 410:461
Parent taxon: Heloplacidae according to M. D. Sutton et al. 2025
See also Sutton et al. 2001 and Sutton et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Enetoplax, Heloplax
Subtaxa: Acaenoplax hayae
Type: Acaenoplax hayae
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Herefordshire Konservat-Lagerstätte (Silurian of the United Kingdom)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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