Family Prochaetodermatidae

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  Class
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Caudofoveata
  No. of Genera in Ref.
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5
  No. of Species in Ref.
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25
  Environment
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Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
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Diagnosis: Mollusca belonging to the burrowing aplacophoran taxon with cuticle entire (Caudofoveata or Chaetodermomorpha). Most are <5 mm in length, with divided oral shield, usually narrow tail-like posterium, pair of large cuticular jaws, and small radula with several rows of two mirror-image teeth and central plate. Geographic distribution: Common in deep-sea benthos of the world oceans from the continental shelf hadal depths in trenches, do not occur in polar regions (Ref. 1458). Comprised of 5 genera and 25 species (Ref. 1487).
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  Division
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Marine
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Ref.
[ e.g. 9948]                       
Glossary
                    [ e.g. cephalopods]