Dinoplax
Dinoplax is a genus of chitons in the family Chaetopleuridae. They are marine molluscs.
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| Giant chiton {Dinoplax gigas) at Windmill Beach, Simon's Town, in False Bay | |
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| Superfamily: | Chitonoidea |
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| Genus: | Dinoplax Carpenter, MS, Dall, 1882 |
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Taxonomy
Species in this genus include:[1]
- Dinoplax chelazziana (Ferreira, 1983)
- Dinoplax fossus Sykes, 1899
- Dinoplax gigas (Gmelin, 1791)
- Dinoplax validifossus Ashby, 1934
References
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php search term Dinoplax accessed 7 April 2010
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