Chitonidae | |
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Chiton magnificus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Order: | Chitonida |
Suborder: | Chitonina |
Family: | Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815 |
Genera | |
16, 15 extant, see text |
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.