original description
(of Pterochiton tholus R. D. Hoare, Mapes & Artwater, 1983 †) Hoare, R. D.; Mapes, R. H.; Atwater, D. E. (1983). Pennsylvanian polyplacophora (Mollusca) from Oklahoma and Texas. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 57: 992-1000.
page(s): 997, figs. 2 C, 5 A-K [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record
Sirenko B.I. (1997). The importance of the development of articulamentum for taxonomy of chitons. <em>Ruthenica, Russian Malacological Journal.</em> 7(1): 1-24.
page(s): 4 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Etymology tholus, Latin for dome, referring to the arched shape of the tail valve [details]