Cobcrephora

Cobcrephora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Genus:	Cobcrephora; Bischoff, 1981

Cobcrephora is a genus of molluscs that resembles the Palaeoloricata, known from the Silurian of Gotland. Its interpretation as a polyplacophoran is widely challenged.

Its mollusc shell is unique, because Cobcrephora was described on the basis of isolated phosphatic sclerites. Its overlapping sclerites are arched and small, comprising two shell layers, and have lamellar projections.

References

1 2 3 Cherns, L. (2004). "Early Palaeozoic diversification of chitons (Polyplacophora, Mollusca) based on new data from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden". Lethaia. 37 (4): 445–456. Bibcode:2004Letha..37..445C. doi:10.1080/00241160410002180.
↑ Bischoff, G. C. O. 1981. Cobcrephora n. g., representative of a new Polyplacophoran order phosphatoloricata, with calciumphosphatic shells. Senckenbergiana Lethaea, 61:173-215

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[Cherns2004-1] 1 2 3 Cherns, L. (2004). "Early Palaeozoic diversification of chitons (Polyplacophora, Mollusca) based on new data from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden". Lethaia. 37 (4): 445–456. Bibcode:2004Letha..37..445C. doi:10.1080/00241160410002180.

[2] Bischoff, G. C. O. 1981. Cobcrephora n. g., representative of a new Polyplacophoran order phosphatoloricata, with calciumphosphatic shells. Senckenbergiana Lethaea, 61:173-215