| Acanthochitonidae | |
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| Acanthochitona zelandica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Suborder: | Acanthochitonina |
| Family: | Acanthochitonidae Pilsbry, 1893 |
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Acanthochitidae | |
Acanthochitonidae is a family of marine mollusks belonging to the class Polyplacophora, commonly known as chitons. Species of the family is distributed widely most commonly around the Southern Hemisphere and the northeastern Atlantic.
Acanthochitonidae are characterized by sunken sutural tufts in the well-expanded girdle (chiton). The girdles are also scales or spicules to stick to rocky surfaces and a radula which allows them to feed.
Acanthochitonidae chitons are found in a variety of marine habitats, including rocky intertidal and subtidal zones, specifically rocky shores, reefs, and kelp forests.
The family Acanthochitonidae includes around 80 species, distributed across 12 genera and 2 subfamily.
The following genera are included in this family:
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