Chaetopleuridae

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Chaetopleuridae
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Chaetopleura papilio
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Superfamily: Chitonoidea
Family: Chaetopleuridae
Plate, 1899
Genera

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Chaetopleuridae is a family of chitons. They are marine molluscs.

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Genera

Two genera are known in this family: [1]

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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chaetopleuridae Plate, 1899". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 19 November 2010.

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