Chelodes

Genus of molluscs

Chelodes Temporal range: Ordovician–Silurian^[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	†Paleoloricata
Family:	†Mattheviidae
Genus:	†Chelodes Davidson & King, 1874
Species
*C. whitehousei* *C. bergnianni* Davidson & King *C. gotlandicus* Lindstrom

Chelodes is a genus of Palaeozoic molluscs made up of serially repeated monoplacophoran-like valves.

Synonyms: Eochelodes, Praecanthochiton Bergenhayn 1960, Preacanthochiton Bergenhayn 1960^[2]

References

^ Webby, B. D. (2004). The great Ordovician biodiversification event. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-12678-6.
^ all about chelodes

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