Chaetopleuridae
Family of molluscs
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Chaetopleuridae is a family of chitons. They are marine molluscs.
| Chaetopleuridae | |
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| Chaetopleura papilio | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Superfamily: | Chitonoidea |
| Family: | Chaetopleuridae Plate, 1899 |
| Genera | |
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Genera
Two genera are known in this family:[1]
- Chaetopleura Shuttleworth, 1853
- Dinoplax Carpenter MS, Dall, 1882
