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Veiled Chitons
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Veiled Chitons

Placiphorella

Placiphorella, the veiled chiton, is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs with precephalic tentacles, which are used in feeding.

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14 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Veiled Chiton

speciesPlaciphorella velata

Red Veiled Chiton

speciesPlaciphorella rufa

Placiphorella stimpsoni

speciesPlaciphorella stimpsoni

White Veiled Chiton

speciesPlaciphorella pacifica

Placiphorella blainvillii

speciesPlaciphorella blainvillii

Placiphorella atlantica

speciesPlaciphorella atlantica

Placiphorella isaotakii

speciesPlaciphorella isaotakii

Placiphorella okutanii

speciesPlaciphorella okutanii

Placiphorella borealis

speciesPlaciphorella borealis

Placiphorella albitestae

speciesPlaciphorella albitestae

Placiphorella borealijaponica

speciesPlaciphorella borealijaponica

Placiphorella hanselmani

speciesPlaciphorella hanselmani

Placiphorella laurae

speciesPlaciphorella laurae

Placiphorella mirabilis

speciesPlaciphorella mirabilis

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55355.