| Mopalia lignosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Mopaliidae |
| Genus: | Mopalia |
| Species: | M. lignosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Mopalia lignosa (Gould, 1846) | |
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Mopalia lignosa, the woody chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Mopaliidae. The species can be found on the west coast of the United States and Canada. [1] [2] [3]
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.
Ischnochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran mollusc.
Callochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Callochitonidae.
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.
Clanculus is a genus of sea snail, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Trochidae, the top shells.
Tonicella undocaerulea, commonly known as the blue lined chiton, is a species of chiton.
Mopalia muscosa, the mossy chiton, is a species of chiton, a polyplacophoran, an eight-plated marine mollusk. It is a northeastern Pacific species which occurs from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California Mexico.
Mopalia hindsii is a species of medium-sized chiton that grows up to 7 cm long. Most commonly found in intertidal zones, M. hindsii has a white ventral side unlike most intertidal chitons that are orange underneath.
Crepidula, commonly known as the slipper snails, slipper limpets, or slipper shells, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae. This family includes the slipper snails (Crepidula), hat snails (Calyptraea), spiny slipper snails (Bostrycapulus), and cup-and-saucer snails (Crucibulum) as well as Crepipatella, Siphopatella, Grandicrepidula, and Maoricrypta.
Patella is a genus of sea snails with gills, typical true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Patellidae, the true limpets.
Chaetopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chaetopleuridae. The species within this genus are marine molluscs.
Mopalia is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae.
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 (2.0 in) in length. It is oval shaped with 8 separate, moderately elevated, overlapping ridged valves on its dorsal surface. Hairy chitons can be found along the coast of North America.
Mopaliidae is a family of marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora.
Parminolia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Tuberaria lignosa is a species of perennial rock-rose native to the western Mediterranean region.
Cyanoplax is a genus of chitons in the family Lepidochitonidae.
Lepidozona is a genus of chitons belonging to the family Ischnochitonidae.
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