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Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Scientific name: Placiphorella velata

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Mollusca → Class Polyplacophora → Subclass Neoloricata → Order Chitonida → Suborder Acanthochitonina → Superfamily Mopalioidea → Family Mopaliidae → Subfamily Mopaliinae → Genus Placiphorella

Common name: Veiled Chiton
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesChitons
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Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Skirt dropped
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Skirt raised up like a venus flytrap
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
Placiphorella velata (Veiled Chiton)
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