PLACOPHORA

‖Pla‐coph″o‐ra (plȧ‐kŏf″ō̍‐rȧ), n. pl. [[NL., from Gr. πλάξ, πλακόσ, tablet + φέρειν to bear.]] (Zoöl.) 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.