Placophora

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Placophora \Pla*coph"o*ra\ (pl[.a]*k[o^]f"[-o]*r[.a]), n. pl.
     [NL., from Gr. pla`x, plako`s, tablet + fe`rein to bear.]
     (Zool.)
     A division of gastropod Mollusca, including the chitons. The
     back is covered by eight shelly plates. Called also
     {Polyplacophora}. See Illust. under {Chiton}, and


     {Isopleura}.
     [1913 Webster]