| Chaetopleura Temporal range: | |
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| Chaetopleura papilio | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Chaetopleuridae |
| Genus: | Chaetopleura Shuttleworth, 1853 [2] |
Chaetopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chaetopleuridae. [3] The species within this genus are marine molluscs.
The genus has been separated into two subgenera. [3]
subgenus Chaetopleura (Shuttleworth, 1853)
subgenus Pallochiton (Dall, 1879)
Chitons are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora, formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized.
Chiton is a genus of chitons, a polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae.
Rhyssoplax is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae, endemic to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and the Kermadec Islands.
Ischnochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran mollusc.
Acanthochitona is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, of worldwide distribution.
Notoplax is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.
Acmaea is a genus of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Acmaeidae, one of the families of true limpets.
Ocenebra is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae of the family Muricidae, the murex and rock snails.
Erato is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae, the trivias and allies.
Fusinus is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails.
Acanthochitonidae is a family of marine mollusks belonging to the class Polyplacophora, commonly known as chitons. Species are widely distributed throughout the world's oceans, but are most commonly found in the shallow waters of the Pacific Ocean, from Alaska to Chile.
Margarites is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Margaritidae.
Ischnochitonidae is a family of polyplacophoran mollusc belonging to the superfamily Chitonoidea.
Mopaliidae is a family of marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora.
Chaetopleuridae is a family of chitons. They are marine molluscs.
Nuttallochiton is a genus of chitons; the only one to have paired rather than fused gonads.
Tonicia is a genus of chitons in the subfamily Toniciinae of the family Chitonidae.
Fissidentalium is a genus of molluscs belonging to the family Dentaliidae.
Lepidozona is a genus of chitons belonging to the family Ischnochitonidae.
