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Lorica (chiton)

Genus of molluscs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lorica is a genus of chitons in the family Schizochitonidae.[1][2]

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Polyplacophora
Order:Chitonida
Family:Loricidae
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Lorica
Temporal range: Cretaceous–Recent[1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Loricidae
Genus: Lorica
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1852
Species
  • Lorica haurakiensis Mestayer, 1921
  • Lorica volvox (Reeve, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Aulacochiton Shuttleworth, 1853
  • Protolorica Ashby, 1925
  • Zelorica Finlay, 1926
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Lorica haurakiensis
Lorica haurakiensis

Species

Loricahaurakiensis

This rare species is present in New Zealand.[2][3]

Lorica volvox

Synonym: Chiton rudis Hutton, 1872 [4] This species can reach a length of about 20.9 millimetres (0.82 in).[5] It is present in Australia (New South Wales).[6]

Extinct representatives

Extinct representatives of the genus are known from the Cretaceous of America and the Eocene & Miocene of Oceania.<

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