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Liolophura
Sign in to saveLiolophura is a genus of chitons, or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassPolyplacophora
- OrderChitonida
- FamilyChitonidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Chitonidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CAS, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Japan, Australia
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chitonidae
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.300051 - Liolophura gaimardi (de Blainville, 1825) - Chitonidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
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Liolophura is a genus of chitons, or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves.
==Taxonomy== Liolophura is classified within the family Chitonidae, subfamily Acanthopleurinae. Species include: Liolophura arenosa (Ferreira, 1986) Liolophura gaimardi (Blainville, 1825) Liolophura hirtosa (Péron MS, Blainville, 1825) Liolophura japonica (Lischke, 1873) Liolophura koreana Yeo and Hwang, 2021 Liolophura rehderi (Ferreira, 1986) Liolophura sinensis Choi, Park, and Hwang, 2021 ==References==
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