Prochaetodermatidae

The Prochaetodermatidae are a family of small worm-shaped (<1 cm) chaetoderm molluscs. The burrowing organisms lack a true foot; they have a large pair of jaws and a small radula, comprising a dozen rows of paired teeth. They are known from around the globe, except in polar regions, and inhabit ocean depts of 50 m to the deepest depths trawled.^[1]

Phylum:Mollusca

Class:Caudofoveata

Order:Chaetodermatida

Family:Prochaetodermatidae
Salvini-Plawen, 1969

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Prochaetodermatidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Caudofoveata
Order:	Chaetodermatida
Family:	Prochaetodermatidae Salvini-Plawen, 1969
Genera
Chevroderma Scheltema, 1985 Claviderma Scheltema & Ivanov, 2000 Dacryomica Ivanov & Scheltema, 2004 Lonchoderma Salvini-Plawen, 1992 Niteomica D. Ivanov, 1996 Prochaetoderma Thiele, 1902 Spathoderma Scheltema, 1985

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