Mattheviidae

Mattheviidae Temporal range: Upper Cambrian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N

Plates of Matthevia. Coin: 19 mm diameter
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	†Paleoloricata
Family:	†Mattheviidae Walcott, 1885
Genera
Matthevia Walcott, 1885 (type) Chelodes Davidson & King, 1874 Hemithecella Ulrich & Bridge, 1941

Mattheviidae is an extinct taxonomic family of fossil chitons, marine polyplacophoran mollusks that are found in Upper Cambrian deposits.^[1]

References

↑ Pojeta, J. Jr.; Vendrasco, M. J.; Darrough, G. (2010). "Upper Cambrian chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) from Missouri". Bull Amer Paleo. (379): 1–82. ISSN 0007-5779.

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