Echinochiton dufoei, a new spiny Ordovician chiton
Journal of Paleontology
By: J. Pojeta Jr., Douglas J. Eernisse, R. D. Hoare, and M. D. Henderson
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Abstract
Echinochiton dufoei new genus and species is described from the Ordovician age Forreston Member, Grand Detour Formation (Blackriveran) near Beloit, Wisconsin. For a variety of reasons, we regard E. dufoei as a chiton; the species is known from four articulated or partially articulated specimens, one of which has eight plates and two of which have a mucro on the tail plate. Echinochiton dufoei differs from other chitons in having large hollow spines that project from each of the known plates. In plate shape and position, E. dufoei is much like the Upper Cambrian species Matthevia variabilis Walcott, 1885, and the Lower Ordovician species Chelodes whitehousei Runnegar, Pojeta, Taylor, and Collins (1979).
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Echinochiton dufoei, a new spiny Ordovician chiton |
| Series title | Journal of Paleontology |
| DOI | 10.1017/S0022336000044395 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2003 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Description | 9 p. |
| First page | 646 |
| Last page | 654 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
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