''Diaphoroplax'' is a

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chiton Chitons () are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora ( ), formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized. They are also sometimes known as sea cradles or coat-of-mail shells or suck ...

s in the

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Mopaliidae Mopaliidae is a family of marine molluscs in the class Class, Classes, or The Class may refer to: Common uses not otherwise categorized * Class (biology), a taxonomic rank * Class (knowledge representation), a collection of individuals or o ...

. It is considered a synonym of ''

Plaxiphora ''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 The sub-Antarctic zone is a physiographic region in the Southern ...

'' Gray, 1847.

Species

* '' Diaphoroplax biramosus'' (Quoy and Gaimard) *

References

* Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Mopaliidae {{Chiton-stub