Prochaetodermatidae
| Prochaetodermatidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Caudofoveata |
| Order: | Chaetodermatida |
| Family: | Prochaetodermatidae Salvini-Plawen, 1969 |
The Prochaetodermatidae are a family of small worm-shaped (<1 cm) chaetoderm molluscs. The burrowing organisms lack a true foot; they have a large pair of jaws and a small radula, comprising a dozen rows of paired teeth. They are known from across the globe, except in polar regions, and inhabit ocean depts of 50 m to the deepest depths trawled.Attention: This template ({{ref jstor}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by jstor:1541497, please use {{cite journal}} with |jstor=1541497 wrapped in <ref> instead.