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Chitonidae
Chiton magnificus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Suborder: Chitonina
Family: Chitonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Genera

16, 15 extant, see text

Chitonidae is a family of chitons or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves. There are fifteen extant genera in three subfamilies.

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Gray, 1847 Eudoxochiton Shuttleworth, 1853 Vermichiton Kaas, 1979 Family Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815 Subfamily Chitoninae Rafinesque, 1815 Chiton Linnaeus...

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Sypharochiton pelliserpentis

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Sypharochiton pelliserpentis is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae. As the species name suggests, the surface of the girdle in this chiton has...

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Chitonida

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Pilsbry, 1893 Callochitonidae Plate, 1901 Chaetopleuridae Plate, 1899 Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815 Choriplacidae Ashby, 1928 Cryptoplacidae Adams & Adams...

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Chiton squamosus

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is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons. Chiton squamosus can reach a length of 50–75 millimetres...

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Acanthopleura

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Acanthopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. In this genus the girdle is spiny or spiky. It has eight described species at present. According...

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Chiton salihafui

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python chiton, is a medium-sized polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Chitonidae, found on the west coast of Africa. The valves are each bear an elongate...

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Radsia nigrovirescens

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the brooding chiton, is a small polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Chitonidae, found on the west coast of southern Africa. The valves of the shell are...

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Acanthopleura gemmata

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Acanthopleura gemmata, the jewelled chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae. This large species of chiton grows to be about 7 cm (3 inches) in length...

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Liolophura

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articulating plates or valves. Liolophura is classified within the family Chitonidae, subfamily Acanthopleurinae. Species include: Liolophura arenosa (Ferreira...

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Rhyssoplax

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Rhyssoplax is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae, endemic to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and the Kermadec Islands....

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Sypharochiton

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Onithochiton neglectus neglectus

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Enoplochiton echinatus

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species of edible chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons. Enoplochiton echinatus is a very large chiton, with...

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Tonicia

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Tonicia is a genus of chitons in the subfamily Toniciinae of the family Chitonidae. The genus was recently restricted to include only 12 New World species...

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Chiton glaucus

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is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons. It is the most common chiton species in New Zealand...

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Rhyssoplax suteri

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Rhyssoplax suteri is a rare species of chiton in the family Chitonidae. Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland...

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Chiton magnificus

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species of edible chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons. Chiton magnificus is a very large chiton, with specimen...

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Chiton olivaceus

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is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons. Chiton olivaceus can reach a length of 32–40 millimetres...

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Chiton politus

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tulip chiton, is a medium-sized polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Chitonidae, found on the coast of southern Africa. The species can display a variety...

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Onithochiton literatus

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chiton, is a medium to large-sized polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Chitonidae, found on the east coast of Africa. The species is usually brownish black...

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Liolophura sinensis

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Chinese camelback chiton, is a species of marine mollusc in the family Chitonidae. It is distributed along the Pacific coast of China and nearby islands...

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Ischnochitonida

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Pilsbry, 1893 Callochitonidae Plate, 1901 Chaetopleuridae Plate, 1899 Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815 †Gryphochitonidae Ischnochitonidae Dall, 1889 Loricidae...

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Onithochiton neglectus subantarcticus

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Sypharochiton sinclairi

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Sypharochiton sinclairi is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae. New Zealand Powell A. W. B. (1979). New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers...

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Sypharochiton torri

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