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2024
Acanthopleura
Acanthopleura
Translingual
Acanthopleura
granulata
, centre
Proper noun
Acanthopleura
f
A taxonomic
genus
within the
family
Chitonidae
– certain
polyplacophoran
mollusc
s.
Hyponyms
(
genus
)
:
Acanthopleura brevispinosa
,
Acanthopleura echinata
,
Acanthopleura gaimardi
,
Acanthopleura gemmata
,
Acanthopleura granulata
,
Acanthopleura hirtosa
,
Acanthopleura loochooana
,
Acanthopleura planispina
,
Acanthopleura spinosa
,
Acanthopleura vaillantii
(
species
)
Etymology
From
Ancient Greek
ἄκᾰνθος
(
ákanthos
,
“
thorn
”
)
+
πλευρά
(
pleurá
,
“
side
”
)
.
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