Scanochiton

Scanochiton
Temporal range: Late cretaceous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: †Paleoloricata
Family: †Scanochitonidae
Genus: †Scanochiton
AG Smith, 1973
Species

†Scanochiton jugatus
Bergenhayn, 1943

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

References

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