Texas Pennsylvanian Fossils

Polyplacophorans 

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Collections are from Mike DeBrock (MD), Josh Hanley (JH), Dr. Peter Holterhoff (PH), Mark McKinzie (MM),  John McLeod (JM), ), Dr. Ben Neuman (BN), Bob Williams (BW), Sveta Earnest (SE), and Rodney Wise (RW).  

All scales are shown in millimeters unless otherwise noted.

Images

Taxonomy/Stratigraphy/
Location/Collection

Images

Taxonomy/Stratigraphy/
Location/Collection

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Polyplacophora

Order: Neoloricata

Family: Acutichitonidae

Genus: Acutichiton 

Species: pannuceus

Finis Shale, Graham Formation

Lost Creek Dam, Jacksboro, TX

Collection: 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Polyplacophora

Order: Neoloricata

Family: ?

Genus: Euleptochiton

Species: torus

Finis Shale, Graham Formation

Lost Creek Dam, Jacksboro, TX

Collection: 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Polyplacophora

Order: Neoloricata

Family: Chitonidae

Genus: Glaphurochiton

Species: sp

Finis Shale, Graham Formation

Lost Creek Dam, Jacksboro, TX

Collection: JH