| Echinochiton Temporal range: Middle Ordovician PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Paleoloricata |
| Family: | Echinochitonidae Pojeta et al., 2003 |
| Genus: | Echinochiton Pojeta et al., 2003 |
| Species: | E. dufoei |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinochiton dufoei Pojeta et al., 2003 | |
Echinochiton is an extinct genus of Ordovician chitons with hollow spines on its margins; these spines, which are unique among the chitons, have a strong organic component and show growth lines.
References
- John Pojeta, Jr.; D. J. Eernisse; R. D. Hoare; M. D. Henderson (2003). "Echinochiton dufoei: a new spiny Ordovician chiton". Journal of Paleontology. 77 (4): 646–654. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2003)077<0646:EDANSO>2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 4094813.
- Pojeta Jr., J.; Dufoe, J. (2008). "New information about Echinochiton dufoei, the Ordovician spiny chiton". American Malacological Bulletin. 25: 25–34. doi:10.4003/0740-2783-25.1.25. S2CID 85968621.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Echinochiton dufoei | |
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