ACANTHOCHITONIDAE Pilsbry, 1893
(a family of chitons)

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Acanthochitona
a genus of molluscs
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyACANTHOCHITONIDAE (a family of chitons)
SuperfamilyCRYPTOPLACOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
SuborderACANTHOCHITONINA (a suborder of molluscs)
OrderCHITONIDA (an order of molluscs)
SubclassNEOLORICATA (an order of molluscs)
ClassPOLYPLACOPHORA (chitons, coat-of-mail shells)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

ACANTHOCHITONIDAE (a family of chitons) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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