Aplacophora

Aplacophora

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Chaetoderma nitidulum Lovén, 1844
Chaetoderma nitidulum Lovén, 1844
Chaetoderma nitidulum Lovén, 1844
Chaetoderma nitidulum Lovén, 1844

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Renee Sherman Mulcrone
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Mulcrone, R. 2005. "Aplacophora" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 25, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Aplacophora.html. 

 

There are approximately 320 described species in Aplacophora. However, it is likely there are many other species that have not been described. (Brusca and Brusca, 2003; Scheltema, 2001)

 
References
  • Brusca, R., G. Brusca. 2003. Invertebrates. Sunderland, Massachusetts: Sinauer Associates, Inc..
  • Scheltema, A. 2001. Aplacophora. Pp. 1-18 in A. Wells, W. W. K. Houston, eds. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 17.2. Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing.
"Aplacophora". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/2196". Accessed 18 Mar 2010.