Plaxiphora
Sign in to savePlaxiphora is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. It is distributed in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, primarily in the south-temperate and subantarctic regions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassPolyplacophora
- OrderChitonida
- FamilyMopaliidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 108
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Mopaliidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CAS, PRI, SBMNH, USNM, NMV
- Recorded in
- India, Australia, Sri Lanka, Chile, Argentina, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Mopaliidae
- Image
- Mopaliidae - Plaxifora albida.jpg
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- Commons category
- Plaxiphora
- taxon name
- Plaxiphora
- taxon rank
- genus
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Species
- Extinct species
- References
- Further reading
Plaxiphora is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. It is distributed in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, primarily in the south-temperate and subantarctic regions.
==Species== There are 22 species:
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