Ferreiraella is a genus of Lepidopleurid chiton that belongs to the family Abyssochitonidae. The family it belongs to contains only this genus making it monotypic.
Members of this genus feed on sunken wood.
Species
This genus currently contains 11 described species and two subspecies of Ferreiraella xylophaga.
- Ferreiraella bartlettae <small>(A. J. Ferreira, 1986)</small>
- Ferreiraella caribbensis <small>Sirenko, 1988</small>
- Ferreiraella charazata <small>Sigwart, 2025</small>
- Ferreiraella plana <small>(Nierstrasz, 1905)</small>
- Ferreiraella populi <small>Sigwart, 2026</small>
- Ferreiraella scrippsiana <small>(A. J. Ferreira, 1980)</small>
- Ferreiraella soyomaruae <small>(S.-K. Wu & Okutani, 1984)</small>
- Ferreiraella takii <small>(S.-K. Wu & Okutani, 1984)</small>
- Ferreiraella tsuchidai <small>H. Saito, 2006</small>
- Ferreiraella xylophaga <small>(Gowlett-Holmes & A. M. Jones, 1992)</small>
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