Acanthochitona Gray, 1821
(a genus of molluscs)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAcanthochitona (a genus of molluscs)
FamilyACANTHOCHITONIDAE (a family of chitons)
SuperfamilyCRYPTOPLACOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
SuborderACANTHOCHITONINA (a suborder of molluscs)
OrderCHITONIDA (an order of molluscs)
SubclassNEOLORICATA (an order of molluscs)
ClassPOLYPLACOPHORA (chitons, coat-of-mail shells)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Acanthochitona (a genus of molluscs) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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