Liolophura | |
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L. sinensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Order: | Chitonida |
Family: | Chitonidae |
Subfamily: | Acanthopleurinae |
Genus: | Liolophura Pilsbry, 1893 |
Liolophura is a genus[1] of chitons, or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves. [2]
Liolophura is classified within the family Chitonidae, subfamily Acanthopleurinae. Species include: