genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acanthopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. In this genus the girdle is spiny or spiky. It has eight described species at present.
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A mounted specimen of Acanthopleura spinosa, anterior end to the left | |
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Order: | Chitonida |
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Genus: | Acanthopleura Guilding, 1829 |
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8, see text. |
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), species in the genus Acanthopleura include[1]
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