Ischnochitonidae | |
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Shell of Ischnochiton evanida | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Subclass: | Neoloricata |
Order: | Chitonida |
Suborder: | Chitonina |
Family: | Ischnochitonidae Dall, 1889 |
Synonyms | |
Subterenochitonidae |
Ischnochitonidae is a family of polyplacophoran mollusc belonging to the superfamily Chitonoidea. [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.
Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.
Chiton is a genus of chitons, a polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae.
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.
Ischnochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran mollusc.
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.
Acmaea is a genus of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Acmaeidae, one of the families of true limpets.
Admete is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Chitonida is an order of chitons. The order was erected to class chitons with elaborate hull outgrowths on their eggs.
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.
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.
Minolia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae.
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.
Glycymeris, common name the bittersweet clams, is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Glycymerididae.
Stenosemus is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs in the family Ischnochitonidae.