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CAAB Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Mollusca (phylum) » Polyplacophora (class) » Chitonida (order) » (family)
CAAB Code: | 23 118000 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Chitonidae - undifferentiated |
CAAB category: | 23 - Mollusca - non-Gastropod groups Bivalves, Cephalopods, Chitons, etc. | |
Family: | Chitonidae: Chitoninae, Acanthopleurinae, Toniciinae (chitons) - show full list | |
Common Name: | chitons | |
Common Names List: | chitons | |
Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
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Habitat: |
Marine unspecified | |
Child Codes: |
23 118912
Chitonidae: Acanthopleurinae - undifferentiated 23 118911 Chitonidae: Chitoninae - undifferentiated 23 118913 Chitonidae: Toniciinae - undifferentiated | |
Organism Type: | a chiton |
Taxon Notes: | This family is divided into 3 subfamilies, all of which are found in this region. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or no further detail is available. | ||||
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Scientific Name verified against: | WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. |