Helminthochiton Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Order: | Lepidopleurida |
Family: | Leptochitonidae |
Subfamily: | †Helminthochitoninae |
Genus: | †Helminthochiton |
Helminthochiton is an extinct genus of polyplacophoran mollusc. Helminthochiton became extinct during the Permian period.[1]
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]