Enoplochiton

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Enoplochiton
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Suborder: Chitonina
Family: Chitonidae
Subfamily: Acanthopleurinae
Genus: Enoplochiton
J. E. Gray, 1847
Type species
Chiton nigerBarnes, 1824

Enoplochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. [1]

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<i>Enoplochiton niger</i> Species of mollusc

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Enoplochiton J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385562 on 2023-12-11