- Source: Lorica (chiton)
Lorica is a genus of chitons in the family Schizochitonidae.
Species
= L. haurakiensis
=This rare species is present in New Zealand.
= L. volvox
=Synonym: Chiton rudis Hutton, 1872
This species can reach a length of about 20.9 millimetres (0.82 in). It is present in Australia (New South Wales).
= Extinct representatives
=Extinct representatives of the genus are known from the Cretaceous of America and the Eocene & Miocene of Oceania.<
References
Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Lorica (chiton)
- Lorica
- Chiton
- Lorica (biology)
- Muscle cuirass
- Schizochitonidae
- Exoskeleton
- Diatomaceous earth
- Mollusc shell
- List of prehistoric chitons
