Glyptochiton

Glyptochiton; Temporal range: Carboniferous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Lepidopleurida
Family:	† Afossochitonidae
Genus:	† Glyptochiton

Last updated May 10, 2025

Glyptochiton is an extinct genus of polyplacophoran mollusc. Glyptochiton became extinct during the Carboniferous period.^[1]

References

1 2 Belle, R. A. van. (1981). Catalogue of fossil chitons (Mollusca:Polyplacophora). Rotterdam: W. Backhuys. ISBN 90-6279-018-6. OCLC 8207697.

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[vanBelle1981-1] 1 2 Belle, R. A. van. (1981). Catalogue of fossil chitons (Mollusca:Polyplacophora). Rotterdam: W. Backhuys. ISBN 90-6279-018-6. OCLC 8207697.

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