Dinoplax
Encyclopedia
Dinoplax is a genus
of chiton
s in the family
Chaetopleuridae
. They are marine
molluscs.
Genera
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of chiton
Chiton
Chitons are small to large, primitive marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora.There are 900 to 1,000 extant species of chitons in the class, which was formerly known as Amphineura....
s in the family
Family (biology)
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Chaetopleuridae
Chaetopleuridae
Chaetopleuridae is a family of chitons. They are marine molluscs.-Genera:Two genera are known in this family:* Chaetopleura Shuttleworth, 1853* Dinoplax Carpenter MS, Dall, 1882...
. They are marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
molluscs.
Taxonomy
Species in this genus include:- Dinoplax chelazziana (Ferreira, 1983)
- Dinoplax fossus Sykes, 1899
- Dinoplax gigas (Gmelin, 1791)
- Dinoplax validifossus Ashby, 1934