Multiplacophora

Multiplacophora; Temporal range: Lower Cambrian–Permian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	†Multiplacophora; Hoare and Mapes, 1995
Families
	Hercolepadidae; Strobilepidae;

Order:†Multiplacophora
Hoare and Mapes, 1995^[1]

Multiplacophora is a stem-group of chitons with a number of plates arranged in 7 rows along the body.^[2] They date to at least the Upper Cambrian, but two lower Cambrian fossils- Ocruranus and Trachyplax - may extend the range downwards.^[3]

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