Dinoplax

Dinoplax
Dinoplax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Subclass: Neoloricata
Order: Chitonida
Superfamily: Chitonoidea
Family: Chaetopleuridae
Genus: Dinoplax
Carpenter, MS, Dall, 1882
Species

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Dinoplax is a genus of chitons in the family Chaetopleuridae. They are marine molluscs.

Taxonomy

Species in this genus include[1]:

  • Dinoplax chelazziana (Ferreira, 1983)
  • Dinoplax fossus Sykes, 1899
  • Dinoplax gigas (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Dinoplax validifossus Ashby, 1934

References

  1. ^ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php search term Dinoplax accessed 7 April 2010

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