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Polyplacophora

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Pol`y`pla`coph´o`ra
n. pl.1.(Zool.) See Placophora.
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Noun1.Polyplacophora - small class of marine mollusks comprising the chitons; sometimes considered an order of the subclass Amphineura
class Polyplacophora
Mollusca, phylum Mollusca - gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons
genus Chiton - a genus of Polyplacophora
class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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A review of molluscan cytogenetic information based on the CISMOCH computerized index system for molluscan chromosomes, Bivalvia, Polyplacophora and Cephalopoda.
Analysis of chromosomal DNA content in pacific red abalone Haliotis ... by Bueno, Mario A. / Journal of Shellfish Research
The phylum Mollusca has three other major classes besides the Gastropoda (snails): Cephalopoda (octopus, squid), Polyplacophora (chitons) and Bivalvia (oysters, mussels, clams).
The case for sequencing the Pacific oyster genome by Warr, Gregory W. / Journal of Shellfish Research
The densities of the class Gastropoda were higher than those of the classes Bivalvia and Polyplacophora in the samples from June and September, whereas the class Bivalvia showed higher densities than those of the classes Gastropoda and Polyplacophora in samples from December of 2000 and March and December of 2001.
Molluscan communities of the rocky intertidal zone at two sites with ... by Garcia-Ibanez, Sergio / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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