†Helminthochiton Salter 1846 (chiton)
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Polyplacophora - Paleoloricata - Helminthochitonidae
Parent taxon: Helminthochitonidae according to J. Sigwart 2007
See also Debrock et al. 1984 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Diadelochiton
Subtaxa: Helminthochiton griffithi Helminthochiton papilio Helminthochiton riddlei Helminthochiton simplex
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Permian of Greece (1 collection), United States (2: Nevada)
• Carboniferous of United States (5: Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas)
• Devonian of Australia (1), the United Kingdom (2)
• Dobrotivian of the Czech Republic (1)
• Ordovician of United States (5: Kentucky)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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