Cryptoconchus
Genus of molluscs
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Cryptoconchus is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.
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| Cryptoconchus Temporal range: | |
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| The butterfly chiton, Cryptoconchus porosus. | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Acanthochitonidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoconchus Blainville in Burrow, 1815 |
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Species
- Cryptoconchus porosus - the butterfly chiton
- Cryptoconchus floridanus - the white-barred chiton
Extinct species
The genus is also represented in the fossil record, in Pliocene and Pleistocene rocks.[1]
