Mopaliidae
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| Mopaliidae | |
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| Mopalia muscosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Suborder: | Chitonina |
| Family: | Mopaliidae Dall, 1889 |
Mopaliidae is a family of marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora.[1][2]
Genera
[edit]There are 10 recognized genera:[2]
- Amicula Gray, 1847
- Dendrochiton Berry, 1911
- Gallardochiton Sirenko, 2007
- Katharina Gray, 1847
- Mopalia Gray, 1847
- Mopaliella Thiele, 1909
- Nuttallochiton Plate, 1899
- Placiphorella Dall, 1879
- Placiphorina Kaas & Van Belle, 1994
- Plaxiphora Gray, 1847 (synonym Maorichiton Iredale, 1914)
References
[edit]- ^ van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.
- ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2021). "Mopaliidae Dall, 1889". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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