Notoplax | |
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Preserved specimen of Notoplax rubiginosa , formerly called Craspedochiton rubiginosus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Order: | Chitonida |
Family: | Acanthochitonidae |
Genus: | Notoplax H. Adams, 1862 |
Species | |
See text. | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Notoplax is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae. [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.
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.
The Trochidae, common name top-snails or top-shells, are a taxonomic family of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.
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.
Ischnochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran mollusc.
Onithochiton is a genus of chitons in 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.
Craspedochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, endemic to New Zealand, the Philippines and Australia.
Solariella is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Solariellidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.
Tornidae is a family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha. This family used to be known as the Vitrinellidae. Iredale has shown that the family Adeorbidae Monterosato, 1884 should be called Tornidae
Chitonida is an order of chitons.
Acanthochitonidae is a family of chitons, marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora.
Chaetopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chaetopleuridae. The species within this genus are marine molluscs.
Eatoniella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eatoniellidae, the eatoniellids.
Melanella is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.
Mopaliidae is a family of marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora.
Cryptoplax is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs. The genus consists of the following living species:
The Skeneidae are a speciose family of minute to small marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.
Craspedoplax is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.