multiplacophoran adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Relating to the order †Multiplacophora.The greater complexity of the multiplacophoran skeleton compared with that of typical chitons is likely a derived feature of the group. The presence of small scutes as well as large central valves — 2007 noun1 •Any of the order †Multiplacophora of stem-chitons that lived during the Lower Cambrian to the Permian, which have a number of plates arranged in 7 rows along the body.Vendrasco et al. (2004) regarded the skeleton of E. dufoei as intermediate in form between the skeletons of multiplacophorans and typical chitons. — 2008 formsmultiplacophorans
