| Chitonidae | |
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| Chiton magnificus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Neoloricata |
| Suborder: | Chitonina |
| Family: | Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815 |
| Genera | |
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16, 15 extant, see text. |
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Chitonidae is a family of chitons or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves. There are fifteen extant genera in three subfamilies.
Subfamilies and genera within the family Chitonidae include:
(Fossil taxa reference: van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.