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Placiphorella
Sign in to savePlaciphorella, the veiled chiton, is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs with precephalic tentacles, which are used in feeding.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassPolyplacophora
- OrderChitonida
- FamilyMopaliidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 26
- With media
- 64
- Family
- Mopaliidae
- Collections
- LACM, USNM, SIO, CAS, UCMP, NMV
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Papua New Guinea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Mopaliidae
- Image
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.K.2486 - Placiphorella velata Carpenter MS, Dall, 1879 - Mopaliidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
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- Placiphorella
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Placiphorella, the veiled chiton, is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs with precephalic tentacles, which are used in feeding.
== Species == Species in the genus Placiphorella include the following:
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Placiphorella” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.