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Chaetopleura
Sign in to saveChaetopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chaetopleuridae. The species within this genus are marine molluscs.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassPolyplacophora
- OrderChitonida
- FamilyChaetopleuridae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 102
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Chaetopleuridae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, LACM, SDNHM
- Recorded in
- Argentina, Barbados, Panama, United States, RéUnion, Australia, Mauritius, Guadeloupe
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Encyclopedic overview
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Chaetopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chaetopleuridae. The species within this genus are marine molluscs.
==Taxonomy== The genus has been separated into two subgenera.
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