Phylum Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs Class Polyplacophora Blainville, 1816 [monotypic] - chitons Subclass Polyplacophora Gray, 1821 [monotypic] see Class Polyplacophora Blainville, 1816 Order Lepidopleurida Thiele, 1910 Suborder Chitonina Thiele, 1909 Family Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815 Subfamily Acanthopleurinae Dall, 1889 Genus Acanthopleura Guilding, 1830