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Eochiton arbucklensis

Paleoloricata - Gotlandochitonidae

Taxonomy
Eochiton arbucklensis was named by Smith and Toomey (1964) [Smith in Smith & Toomey 1964. Estimated length: 53mm]. Its type specimen is OU 5217, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mill Creek Section, 6 miles WSW of Mill Creek village, upper mound interval, which is in a Jeffersonian reef, buildup or bioherm wackestone/reef rocks in the Kindblade Formation of Oklahoma.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Eochiton arbucklensis Smith and Toomey p. 26 figs. pl. 6 f. 1-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
subphylumAculifera(Blumrich 1891)
orderPaleoloricata
suborderChelodina
familyGotlandochitonidae
genusEochiton
speciesarbucklensis

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Eochiton arbucklensis Smith and Toomey 1964
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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No ecological data are available

Age range: Jeffersonian or 486.85000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jeffersonian486.85 - 471.3USA (Oklahoma) Eochiton arbucklensis (type locality: 80100)