| Mopalia | |
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| Mopalia lignosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Mopaliidae |
| Subfamily: | Mopaliinae |
| Genus: | Mopalia Gray, 1847 |
Mopalia is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae.
Species include: [1]
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Mopalia ciliata is a chiton in the genus Mopalia, commonly known as the hairy chiton. It is a medium-sized marine mollusc up to 5.0 cm in length. It is oval shaped with 8 separate moderately elevated, overlapping ridged valves on its dorsal surface. It resides along the coast of North America.
Mopaliidae is a family of marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora.
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