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Chelodina (chiton)

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Chelodina
Temporal range: 488.3–70.6 Ma[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Paleoloricata
Suborder: Chelodina
Bergenhayn, 1960
Families

Chelodina is a suborder of polyplacophoran mollusc that appeared during the Cambrian and became extinct during the Cretaceous.[1][2] It is known from fossils from Europe and North America.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "†suborder Chelodina Bergenhayn 1960". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.