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Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Mopaliidae

Genus: Placiphorella

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6 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 3.8 cm TL
 
Placiphorella atlantica
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Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Placiphorella borealis
[Boreal veiled chiton]
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Placiphorella mirabilis
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Placiphorella rufa
[Red veiled chiton]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Placiphorella stimpsoni
[Veiled chiton]
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Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
 
Placiphorella velata
[Veiled Pacific chiton]


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