Lorica (chiton)

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

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

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Species

L. haurakiensis

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

L. 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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References

  1. 1 2 van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN   90 6279 018 6.
  2. 1 2 WoRMS
  3. Museum of New Zealand
  4. Lorica volvox at WoRMS
  5. Encyclopedia of life
  6. Biodiversity Library