Helminthochiton is an extinct genus of polyplacophoran mollusc. Helminthochiton became extinct during the Permian period.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Lepidopleurida |
| Family: | Leptochitonidae |
| Subfamily: | †Helminthochitoninae |
| Genus: | †Helminthochiton |
Helminthochiton grayiae was recognised as the type species for Septemchiton. This was named for Elizabeth Gray who collected fossils at Girvan.[2]
Helminthochiton thraivensis has been reassigned to the genus Phthipodochiton in 2012.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.
- ^ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 17 (reprint ed.). London: British Museum. 2013. pp. 170–252. ISBN 978-0-565-09011-1. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ Sutton, M. D.; Sigwart, J. D. (2012). "A chiton without a foot". Palaeontology. 55 (2): 401. Bibcode:2012Palgy..55..401S. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01126.x.
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