Leptochiton (mollusc)

Leptochiton
Temporal range: Jurassic–Pliocene[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Order: Neoloricata
Family: Leptochitonidae
Subfamily: Leptochitoninae
Genus: Leptochiton

Leptochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran mollusc. Some Leptochiton species became extinct during the Pliocene period,[1] but there are also extant species.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.