Ischnochiton Temporal range: | |
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Shell of Ischnochiton evanida | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Order: | Chitonida |
Family: | Ischnochitonidae |
Subfamily: | Ischnochitoninae |
Genus: | Ischnochiton Gray, 1847 |
Type species | |
Chiton textilisGray, 1828 | |
Synonyms | |
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Ischnochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran mollusc. [1] [2]
Chitons are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora, formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized.
Siphonaria is a genus of air-breathing sea snails or false limpets, marine pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Siphonariidae, the false limpets.
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.
Epitonium is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. Epitonium is the type genus of the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.
Callochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Callochitonidae.
Plaxiphora is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. It is distributed in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, primarily in the south-temperate and subantarctic regions.
Onithochiton is a genus of chitons in the subfamily Toniciinae of the family Chitonidae, which is distributed from Australia and New Zealand to South Africa.
Acanthochitona is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, of worldwide distribution.
Notoplax is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.
Craspedochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, endemic to New Zealand, the Philippines and Australia.
Diodora is a genus of small to medium-sized keyhole limpet in the family Fissurellidae.
Chaetopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chaetopleuridae. The species within this genus are marine molluscs.
Mangelia is a large genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Ischnochitonidae is a family of polyplacophoran mollusc belonging to the superfamily Chitonoidea.
Cryptoplax is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs. The genus consists of the following living species:
Stenoplax is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs in the family Ischnochitonidae.
Tonicia is a genus of chitons in the subfamily Toniciinae of the family Chitonidae.
Lepidozona is a genus of chitons belonging to the family Ischnochitonidae.
Stenosemus is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs in the family Ischnochitonidae.