Classification of Chaetoderma

Chaetoderma: Morphology, Systematics, Habitat, Life Cycle, and Ecological Significance of the Primitive Aplacophoran Mollusc Introduction Chaetoderma is a distinctive genus of shell-less, worm-like mollusks grouped under the class Caudofoveata (also called Chaetodermomorpha), a basal lineage within the phylum Mollusca. Sometimes called “glistenworms” for their shiny cuticle covered with calcareous spicules, members of this genus are […]