Liolophura sinensis
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| Liolophura sinensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Chitonidae |
| Genus: | Liolophura |
| Species: | L. sinensis |
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| Liolophura sinensis Choi, Park, and Hwang, 2021 | |
Liolophura sinensis, the Chinese camelback chiton, is a species[1] of marine mollusc in the family Chitonidae. [2] [3]
It is distributed along the Pacific coast of China and nearby islands such as Penghu. Its shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves; it is usually found attached to rocks in the intertidal zone. [2]
