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Pterygochiton

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Extinct genus of molluscs

Pterygochiton
Temporal range: Carboniferous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Lepidopleurida
Family: Leptochitonidae
Subfamily: †Helminthochitoninae
Genus: †Pterygochiton

Pterygochiton is an extinct genus of polyplacophoran molluscs. Pterygochiton became extinct during the Carboniferous period.

References

  1. ^ van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.
Taxon identifiers
Pterygochiton


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