| Mopaliidae | |
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| Mopalia muscosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Suborder: | Chitonina |
| Family: | Mopaliidae Dall, 1889 |
Mopaliidae is a family of marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora. [1] [2]
There are 10 recognized genera: [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.
Ocenebrinae is a taxonomic subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This subfamily is within the large family Muricidae, which are commonly known as the murex and rock snails.
The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Over 500 living species of venerid bivalves are known, most of which are edible, and many of which are exploited as food sources.
Pyramidellidae, common name the pyram family, or pyramid shells, is a voluminous taxonomic family of mostly small and minute ectoparasitic sea snails, marine heterobranch gastropod molluscs. The great majority of species of pyrams are micromolluscs.
Lepidopleurus is an extant genus of chitons in the family Leptochitonidae.
Ischnochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran mollusc.
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.
Cerithiidae, common name the cerithiids or ceriths, is a large family of medium-sized marine gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha.
Spisula is a genus of medium-sized to large marine bivalve mollusks or clams in the subfamily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae, commonly known as surf clams or trough shells.
Bittium is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the horn snails.
Ocenebra is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae of the family Muricidae, the murex and rock snails.
Chitonidae is a family of chitons or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves. There are fifteen extant genera in three subfamilies.
Euspira is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
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.
Bela is a genus of sea snails; marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Melanella is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.
Ischnochitonidae is a family of polyplacophoran mollusc belonging to the superfamily Chitonoidea.
Lepidozona is a genus of chitons belonging to the family Ischnochitonidae.
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