Loricella (chiton)
Appearance
Loricella Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Order: | Chitonida |
Family: | Loricidae |
Genus: | Loricella Pilsbry, 1893 |
Species | |
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Loricella is a genus of chitons in the family Loricidae. They are marine molluscs.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Species in the genus include:
- Loricella angasi (H. Adams in H. Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Loricella dellangeloi Sirenko, 2008
- Loricella eernissei Sirenko, 2008
- Loricella oviformis (Nierstrasz, 1905)
- Loricella profundior (Dell, 1956)
- Loricella raceki (Milne, 1963)
- Loricella scissurata (Xu, 1990)
- Loricella vanbellei Sirenko, 2008
References
[edit]- ^ van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.
- ^ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php search term Loricella accessed 7 April 2010