Leptochitonidae

Leptochitonidae
	Leptochiton asellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Lepidopleurida
Suborder:	Lepidopleurina
Family:	Leptochitonidae; Dall, 1889
Genera
	Subfamily Helminthochitoninae ; Helminthochiton Salter, 1846 ; Dall, 1882 De Rochebrune, 1883 ; Hoare et al, 1972 Mesochiton; Trachypleura Van Belle, 1975 ; Cymatochiton Jawkel, 1900 ; Permochiton Pterochiton; Dall, 1882 Iredale & Hull, 1926 ; Pseudischnochiton Pterygochiton; Ashby, 1930 Acutichiton; Subfamily Leptochitoninae ; Thiele, 1909 Risso, 1826 ; Leptochiton Lepidopleurus; Gray, 1847 Parachiton ;
Synonyms
	Lepidopleuridae

Leptochitonidae is a family of polyplacophoran mollusc. While the subfamily Leptochitoninae has both extant and extinct species, all members of Helminthochitoninae are extinct.^[1]

References

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