''Chelodes'' is a genus of
Palaeozoic
The Paleozoic (or Palaeozoic) Era is the earliest of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic Eon.
The name ''Paleozoic'' ( ;) was coined by the British geologist Adam Sedgwick in 1838
by combining the Greek words ''palaiós'' (, "old") and ' ...
molluscs made up of serially repeated
monoplacophoran-like valves.
Synonyms: Eochelodes, Praecanthochiton Bergenhayn 1960, Preacanthochiton Bergenhayn 1960
[all about chelodes]
References
Prehistoric chiton genera
Ordovician first appearances
Silurian extinctions
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