Polyplacophora
多板目
Pol·y·pla·coph·o·ra n. pl. Zool. See Placophora.
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I·so·pleu·ra n. pl. Zool. A subclass of Gastropoda, in which the body is symmetrical, the right and left sides being equal.
Note: ☞ The intestine terminates at the posterior end of the body, and the gills and circulatory and reproductive organs are paired. It includes the chitons (Polyplacophora), together with Neomenia and Chætoderma, which are wormlike forms without a shell.
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Polyplacophora
n : small class of marine mollusks comprising the chitons;
sometimes considered an order of the subclass Amphineura
[syn: class Polyplacophora]