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Scanochiton

Scanochiton is an extinct genus of polyplacophoran molluscs. Scanochiton became extinct during the Cretaceous period.

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Scanochiton
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: †Paleoloricata
Family: †Scanochitonidae
Genus: †Scanochiton
AG Smith, 1973
Species2

†Scanochiton jugatus
Bergenhayn, 1943

Scanochiton is an extinct genus of polyplacophoran molluscs. Scanochiton became extinct during the Cretaceous period.1

References

References

  1. van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.
  2. "Scanochiton". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 20 October 2020.