''Enoplochiton'' is a
genus
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of
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
family
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Chitonidae
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.
Subfamilies and genera
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MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Enoplochiton J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385562 on 2023-12-11]
Species
* ''
Enoplochiton echinatus''
(Barnes, 1824)
* ''
Enoplochiton niger''
(Barnes, 1824)
* † ''
Enoplochiton rochebrunei''
Cossmann, 1888
;Synonyms:
* ''Enoplochiton torri''
Bastow & Gatliff, 1907: synonym of ''
Squamopleura curtisiana''
(E. A. Smith, 1884) (junior subjective synonym)
References
* Sirenko B.I. 1993. Revision of the system of the order Chitonida (Molluscs: Polyplacophora) on the basis of correlation between the type of gills arrangement and the shape of the chorion processes. Ruthenica 3: 93-117
* Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biología Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225-284
External links
Gray, J. E. (1847). On the genera of the family Chitonidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1847) 15: 63-70
Chitonidae
Chiton genera
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