Chitonida Explained

Chitonida is an order of chitons.^[1] The order was erected to class chitons with elaborate hull outgrowths on their eggs.^{[2] [3]}

Taxonomy

• Acanthochitonidae Pilsbry, 1893
• Callistoplacidae Pilsbry, 1893
• Callochitonidae Plate, 1901
• Chaetopleuridae Plate, 1899
• Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815
• Choriplacidae Ashby, 1928
• Cryptoplacidae Adams & Adams, 1858
• Hemiarthridae Sirenko, 1997
• Ischnochitonidae Dall, 1889
• Mopaliidae Dall, 1889
• †Ochmazochitonidae Hoare et Smith, 1984
• Schizochitonidae Dall, 1889
• Schizoplacidae Bergenhayn, 1955
• Tonicellidae Simroth, 1894

External links

• Chitonida at UniProt.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chitonida . 2023-05-22 . www.gbif.org . en.
2. Book: Ponder . Winston . Phylogeny and Evolution of the Mollusca . Lindberg . David R. . 2008-03-25 . University of California Press . 978-0-520-25092-5 . en.
3. Book: Ponder . Winston Frank . Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca, Volume 2 . Lindberg . David R. . Ponder . Juliet Mary . 2020-02-14 . CRC Press . 978-1-351-11523-0 . en.