Loricella (chiton)

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Loricella
Temporal range: Miocene–Recent [1]
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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

Species in the genus include:

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References

  1. van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN   90 6279 018 6.
  2. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php search term Loricella accessed 7 April 2010