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Definition of Polyplacophora

Polyplacophora
Placophora Pla*coph"o*ra, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, tablet + ? to bear.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of gastropod Mollusca, including the chitons. The back is covered by eight shelly plates. Called also Polyplacophora. See Illust. under Chiton, and Isopleura.
Polyplacophora
Polyplacophora Pol`y*pla*coph"o*ra, n. pl. [NL. See Poly-, and Placophora.] (Zo["o]l.) See Placophora.

Meaning of Polyplacophora from wikipedia

- (/ˈkaɪtɒnz, ˈkaɪtənz/) are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora (/ˌpɒlipləˈkɒfərə/ POL-ee-plə-KOF-ər-ə), formerly known as Amphineura...
- has been and remains problematic. A phylogenetic study suggests the Polyplacophora form a clade with a monophyletic Aplacophora. Additionally, it suggests...
- (2010). "Corrigenda for the paper "Redescription of Hanleya brachyplax (Polyplacophora, Hanleyidae) from the south-southeastern Brazilian coast" (PDF). Strombus...
- the docoglossan gastropod radula allows a very similar diet to the polyplacophora, feeding primarily on these resistant algae, although microalgae are...
- squids and cuttlefish) Gastropoda (snails and slugs) Monoplacophora Polyplacophora (chitons, or sea cradles) Scaphopoda (tusk s****) Micrognathozoa Chromadorea...
- Septemchitonidae is an extinct family of chitons (Polyplacophora) known from Europe and North America. Morphologically, the clade is defined by rectangular...
- List of mollusc orders illustrates the 97 orders in the phylum Mollusca, the largest marine animal phylum. 85,000 extant species are described, making...
- ISBN 90 6279 018 6. Xu, Fengshan (1990). "New genus and species of Polyplacophora (Mollusca) from the East China Sea". Chinese Journal of Oceanology and...
- ecology of a littoral chiton, Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (Mollusca: Polyplacophora. N.Z. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 4, 364-384 Boyle PR...
- classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca class: Polyplacophora Order: Chitonida Family: Acanthochitonidae Genus: Cryptochiton von Middendorff...