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 (A. J. Ferreira, 1986) Ferreiraella caribbensis Sirenko, 1988 Ferreiraella charazata Sigwart, 2025 Ferreiraella plana (Nierstrasz, 1905) Ferreiraella populi Sigwart, 2026 Ferreiraella scrippsiana (A. J. Ferreira, 1980) Ferreiraella soyomaruae (S.-K. Wu & Okutani, 1984) Ferreiraella takii (S.-K. Wu & Okutani, 1984) Ferreiraella tsuchidai H. Saito, 2006 Ferreiraella xylophaga (Gowlett-Holmes & A. M. Jones, 1992)
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