Polyplacophora

PaleoDB taxon number: 8046

Parent taxon: Polyplacophora according to E. Schwabe and P. Lozouet 2006

Sister taxa: Dycheiidae, Mesoplacophora, Multiplacophora, Paleoloricata, Prisochiton

Subtaxa: Abyssochitonidae, Acanthochitonina, Afossochiton, Austrochiton, Beloplaxus, Chaetopleuridae, Chitonidae, Chitonina, Colapterochiton, Crenatolorica, Cryptoplacidae, Cymatochiton, Elachychiton, Eulachychiton, Euleptochiton, Glaphurochiton, Glyptochiton, Guildingia, Ischnochitonina, Kindbladochiton, Laculina, Lavenachiton, Lepidopleurina, Lirachiton, Llandeilochiton, Loboarochiton, Mesochiton, Permochiton, Proleptochiton, Protalochiton, Protochiton, Pseudoischnochiton, Trachypleura, Xylochitonidae

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer