Chitonidae is a family of chitons or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves. There are fifteen extant genera in three subfamilies.

Chitonidae
Chiton magnificus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Suborder: Chitonina
Family: Chitonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Genera

16, 15 extant, see text

Subfamilies and genera

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Subfamilies and genera within the family Chitonidae include:

References

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  • van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.