[Kingdom] Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Grade Enterozoa
     Grade Cœlomata
       Phylum Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs
         Branch Eucephala
           Grade Echinoglossa
             Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795 - snails and slugs
               Grade Amphomœa
                 Order Polyplacophora Gray, 1821
                   Genus Chiton Linnaeus, 1758