''Mucrosquama'' is a
genus
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of
chitons, a
polyplacophoran
mollusc in the
family
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Chitonidae
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.
Subfamilies and genera
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, first described in 1926 by
Tom Iredale
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and
Arthur Francis Basset Hull.
The type species is ''Mucrosquama carnosus'' first described as ''Chiton carnosus'' by Angas in 1867.
Mucrosquama carnosa
''Mucrosquama'' is a genera, genus of chitons, a polyplacophoran mollusc in the family (biology), family Chitonidae, first described in 1926 by Tom Iredale and Arthur Francis Basset Hull. The type species is ''Mucrosquama carnosus'' first describ ...
'' (Angas, 1867)
* '' Mucrosquama verconis'' (Torr & Ashby, 1898)
Two further species have been named but are synonymised with those above.
References
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Chitonidae
Animals described in 1926
Taxa named by Tom Iredale
Taxa named by Arthur Francis Basset Hull
Chiton genera