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    Chiton (redirect from Polyplacophora)
    (/ˈkaɪtɒnz, ˈkaɪtənz/) are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora (/ˌpɒlipləˈkɒfərə/ POL-ee-plə-KOF-ər-ə), formerly known as Amphineura...
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    has been and remains problematic. A phylogenetic study suggests the Polyplacophora form a clade with a monophyletic Aplacophora. Additionally, it suggests...
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    with four molluscan orders: the gastropods (snails), bivalves (clams), Polyplacophora (chitons) and Scaphopoda (tusk shells). Cephalopods only have small...
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  • the docoglossan gastropod radula allows a very similar diet to the polyplacophora, feeding primarily on these resistant algae, although microalgae are...
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    List of mollusc orders illustrates the 97 orders in the phylum Mollusca, the largest marine animal phylum. 85,000 extant species are described, making...
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    2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009...
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  • Septemchitonidae is an extinct family of chitons (Polyplacophora) known from Europe and North America. Morphologically, the clade is defined by rectangular...
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  • squids and cuttlefish) Gastropoda (snails and slugs) Monoplacophora Polyplacophora (chitons, or sea cradles) Scaphopoda (tusk shells) Micrognathozoa Chromadorea...
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    discriminate from the polyplacophora, supporting its placement in this group by molecular methods Its radula is not unlike that of the polyplacophora; notably, its...
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    KwaZulu-Natal) Warty venus Venus verrucosa (Namibia to Mozambique) Chitons (Polyplacophora) in South Africa include: Ischnochitonidae Textile chiton Ischnochiton...
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  • Dycheiidae is a wastebasket taxon containing problematic polyplacophora from Upper Cambrian strata in the USA. Pojeta, J. Jr.; Vendrasco, M. J.; Darrough...
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    Lesley (2 January 2007). "Early Palaeozoic diversification of chitons (Polyplacophora, Mollusca) based on new data from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden"....
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    Ontogeny of the Polyplacophora: First image shows the trochophore, second shows the stadium in metamorphosis, third is a juvenile (scanning electron microscope:...
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    carries away feces Baldwin, A. (2007). Illustrated Keys to the chitons (Polyplacophora). Accessed from: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF)...
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    classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Polyplacophora Order: Chitonida Family: Acanthochitonidae Genus: Cryptochiton von Middendorff...
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  • 2007.1370 Hanger, R. A.; R.D. Hoare, and E.E. Strong. 2000. Permian Polyplacophora, Rostroconchia, and problematica from Oregon. Journal of Paleontology...
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  • Iwao Taki (Japanese name: 瀧巖, 瀧巌, 滝巌, Hiragana: たき いわお, 19 June 1901 - 31 May 1984) was a Japanese malacologist. He described many taxa of Mollusca with...
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  • on "Oogenesis in the chiton Sypharochiton septentriones (Mollusca, Polyplacophora)" in 1967. She worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University...
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    Falcón State is a state on the coast in the northwestern part of the country of Venezuela. Falcón State covers a total surface area of 24,800 km² and,...
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  • This list of marine molluscs of Chile is a partial list of marine mollusc species which have been recorded in Chile. In other words, it is a list of salt...
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    incorporating those groups that have no conch or shell, that is, the Polyplacophora, Caudofoveata (=Chaetodermomorpha) and Solenogastres (=Neomeniomorpha)...
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    Marine molluscs of Australia are a part of the molluscan fauna of Australia. Marine molluscs include saltwater snails, clams and other classes of Mollusca...
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  • Amphineura is a synonym of: Aculifera Polyplacophora This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Amphineura. If an internal link...
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    12517. Amaral, A. C. Z.; Rizzo, A. E.; Arruda, E. P. (2005). "Classe Polyplacophora". Manual de Identificação dos Invertebrados Marinhos da Região Sudeste-Sul...
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    (clams, scallops, oysters etc.), Cephalopoda (octopus and squid), and Polyplacophora (chitons). Many species of molluscs are eaten worldwide, either cooked...
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    This is a list of the marine molluscs of the country of New Zealand, which are a part of the molluscan fauna of New Zealand, which is a part of the biodiversity...
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    This list of molluscs of the Houtman Abrolhos includes 492 species of marine molluscs which have been recorded from the waters of the Houtman Abrolhos...
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    classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Polyplacophora Order: Chitonida Family: Mopaliidae Genus: Mopalia Species: M. muscosa...
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    classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Polyplacophora Order: Chitonida Family: Chitonidae Genus: Liolophura Species: L. sinensis...
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    ecology of a littoral chiton, Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (Mollusca: Polyplacophora. N.Z. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 4, 364-384 Boyle PR...
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