Description

Distribution: Worldwide, but most species occur in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, and South and Central America (Schwabe 2006). Oligocene – Recent.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Polyplacophora

Order: Chitonida

Family: Chaetopleuridae

Genus: Chaetopleura

Species: Chaetopleura Shuttleworth, 1853