Placiphorella
| Placiphorella | |
|---|---|
| Placiphorella velata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Mopaliidae |
| Subfamily: | Mopaliinae |
| Genus: | Placiphorella Dall, 1879 |
Placiphorella, the veiled chiton, is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs with precephalic tentacles,[1] which are used in feeding.[2]
Species
Species in the genus Placiphorella include the following:[3]
- Placiphorella albitestae Is. Taki, 1954
- Placiphorella atlantica (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882)
- Placiphorella blainvillii (Broderip, 1832)
- Placiphorella borealijaponica H. Saito & Okutani, 1989
- Placiphorella borealis Pilsbry, 1893
- Placiphorella hanselmani R. N. Clark, 1994
- Placiphorella isaotakii H. Saito, Fujikura & Tsuchida, 2008
- Placiphorella laurae R. N. Clark, 2019
- Placiphorella methanophila Vončina, 2024
- Placiphorella mirabilis R. N. Clark, 1994
- Placiphorella okutanii H. Saito, Fujikura & Tsuchida, 2008
- Placiphorella pacifica S. S. Berry, 1919
- Placiphorella rufa S. S. Berry, 1917
- Placiphorella stimpsoni (A. Gould, 1859)
- Placiphorella velata (Dall, 1879)
See also
References
- ^ Kaas, P; Van Belle, R. A (1985). Monograph of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). BRILL. ISBN 9789004074149.
- ^ "Feeding Behavior of the Chiton Placiphorella" (PDF). J. Molluscan Stud. 35 (1): 23–26. 1962.
- ^ Gofas, Serge (2004). "Placiphorella Dall, 1879". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 October 2025.