Polyplacophora

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:class
gptkbp:baseDefense rolls into a ball
gptkbp:bodyPlan dorsoventrally flattened
gptkbp:commonName chitons
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Lamarck
gptkbp:diet gptkb:algae
small invertebrates
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:ecologicalRole biofilm grazer
gptkbp:eyeColor aesthetes (simple sensory organs)
gptkbp:feedingType grazing
gptkbp:fertilization external
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Ordovician
gptkbp:fossil extensive
gptkbp:girdle present
gptkbp:girdleFeature may bear scales, spicules, or bristles
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Polyplacophora
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage gptkb:trochophore
gptkbp:lifespan up to 20 years
gptkbp:movement muscular foot
gptkbp:nervousSystem ladder-like
gptkbp:notableFeature magnetite in radula teeth
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Chitonida
gptkb:Lepidopleurida
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Acanthopleura
gptkb:Cryptochiton
gptkb:Tonicella
gptkb:Katharina
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Acanthopleura_granulata
gptkb:Cryptochiton_stelleri
gptkb:Katharina_tunicata
gptkb:Tonicella_lineata
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies about 900
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Mollusca
gptkbp:predators gptkb:fish
crabs
sea stars
gptkbp:radula present
gptkbp:range few millimeters to over 30 cm
gptkbp:reproduction sexual
dioecious
gptkbp:respiration ctenidia (gills)
gptkbp:scientificDescriptionYear 1797
gptkbp:shellComposition aragonite
gptkbp:shellType eight articulating plates
valves overlap
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Aculifera
gptkbp:symmetry bilateral
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gastropoda
gptkb:Mollusca
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5