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Polyplacophora

Chitons

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Tonicella lokii
Containing group: Mollusca

Other Names for Polyplacophora

References

Beesley, P. L., G. J. B. Ross, and A. Wells (eds.) 1998. Mollusca: The Southern Synthesis. Fauna of Australia, Vol 5. Part A. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne.

Eernisse, D. J. and P. D. Reynolds. 1994. Polyplacophora. Pages 550-110 in Microscopic Anatomy of Invertebrates. Volume 5. F. W. Harrison and A. J. Kohn, eds. Wiley-Liss, New York.

Kaas, P. and R. A. van Belle. 1998. Catalogue of Living Chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora). 2nd revised edition. Universal Book Services/Dr. W. Backhuys, Rotterdam.

Slieker, F. J. A. 2000. Chitons of the World. L'Informatore Piceno, Ancona, Italy.

Information on the Internet

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Tonicella lokii
Scientific Name Tonicella lokii
Location North America
Creator Photograph by E. Eugenia Patten
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Collection CalPhotos
Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences
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