Echinochiton

Echinochiton; Temporal range: Middle Ordovician PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Paleoloricata
Family:	Echinochitonidae; Pojeta et al., 2003
Genus:	Echinochiton; Pojeta et al., 2003
Species:	E. dufoei
Binomial name
	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. JSTOR 4094813.
^ 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. S2CID 85968621.

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[1] 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. JSTOR 4094813.

[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. S2CID 85968621.

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