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]
Species in the genus include:
Chitons are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora, formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized.
Chiton is a genus of chitons, a polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae.
Rhyssoplax is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae, endemic to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and the Kermadec Islands.
Plaxiphora is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. It is distributed in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, primarily in the south-temperate and subantarctic regions.
Onithochiton is a genus of chitons in the subfamily Toniciinae of the family Chitonidae, which is distributed from Australia and New Zealand to South Africa.
Acanthochitona is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, of worldwide distribution.
Puncturella is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Chitonida is an order of chitons. The order was erected to class chitons with elaborate hull outgrowths on their eggs.
Chitonina is a suborder of polyplacophoran mollusc belonging to the order Chitonida.
Mopaliidae is a family of marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora.
Leptochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs.
Stenoplax is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs in the family Ischnochitonidae.
Spongioradsia is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs. Spongioradsia became extinct during the Oligocene period.
Tonicia is a genus of chitons in the subfamily Toniciinae of the family Chitonidae.
Choneplax is a genus of chitons belonging to the family Acanthochitonidae.
Lepidochitonidae is a family of chitons belonging to the order Chitonida.
Leptoplax is a genus of chitons belonging to the family Acanthochitonidae.
Lepidozona is a genus of chitons belonging to the family Ischnochitonidae.
Thermochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs in the family Ischnochitonidae.