placophora
Pla*coph"o*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.) Defn: A division of gastropod Mollusca, including the chitons. The back is covered by eight shelly plates. Called also Polyplacophora. See Illust. under Chiton, and Isopleura.
Pla*coph"o*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.) Defn: A division of gastropod Mollusca, including the chitons. The back is covered by eight shelly plates. Called also Polyplacophora. See Illust. under Chiton, and Isopleura.