Prochaetodermatidae
Appearance
Prochaetodermatidae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Caudofoveata |
Order: | Chaetodermatida |
Family: | Prochaetodermatidae Salvini-Plawen, 1969 |
The Prochaetodermatidae are a family of small worm-shaped (<1 cm) chaetoderm molluscs. The burrowing organisms lack a true foot; they have a large pair of jaws and a small radula, comprising a dozen rows of paired teeth. They are known from across the globe, except in polar regions, and inhabit ocean depts of 50 m to the deepest depths trawled.[1]
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