Biology:Echinochiton
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| Family: | Echinochitonidae Pojeta et al., 2003
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| Genus: | Echinochiton Pojeta et al., 2003
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| Species: | E. dufoei
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| Echinochiton dufoei Pojeta et al., 2003
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Echinochiton is an extinct genus of Ordovician chitons[1] with hollow spines on its margins; these spines, which are unique among the chitons, have a strong organic component and show growth lines.[2]
References
- ↑ John Pojeta, Jr.; D. J. Eernisse; R. D. Hoare; M. D. Henderson (2003). "Echinochiton dufoei: a new spiny Ordovician chiton". Journal of Paleontology 77 (4): 646–654. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2003)077<0646:EDANSO>2.0.CO;2.
- ↑ Pojeta Jr., J.; Dufoe, J. (2008). "New information about Echinochiton dufoei, the Ordovician spiny chiton". American Malacological Bulletin 25: 25–34. doi:10.4003/0740-2783-25.1.25.
Wikidata ☰ Q5332466 entry
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