Chitons

Polyplacophora

Description

Chitons are marine mollusks that have eight overlapping calcareous plates along their back. They have a muscular foot for locomotion and a radula for feeding on algae.

Orders
Chitons

Chitonida

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Acanthochitonina

Acanthochitonina

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Lepidopleurida

Lepidopleurida

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Taxonomy
Phylum Mollusks
Statistics
  • Orders 3