Lorica (chiton)

Genus of molluscs

Lorica

Temporal range: Cretaceous–Recent[1]

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Polyplacophora
Order:  | Chitonida
Family:  | Loricidae
Genus:  | Lorica
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1852
Species

* L. haurakiensis Mestayer, 1921
* L. volvox (Reeve, 1847)

Synonyms

* Aulacochiton Shuttleworth, 1853
* Protolorica Ashby, 1925
* Zelorica Finlay, 1926

Lorica is a genus of chitons in the family Schizochitonidae.[1][2]

## Species

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### L. haurakiensis

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This rare species is present in New Zealand.[2][3]

### L. volvox

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Synonym: Chiton rudis Hutton, 1872 [4] This species can reach a length of about 20.9 millimetres (0.82 in).[5] It is present in Australia (New South Wales).[6]

### Extinct representatives

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Extinct representatives of the genus are known from the Cretaceous of America and the Eocene & Miocene of Oceania.<

## References

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1. ^ a b van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.
2. ^ a b WoRMS
3. ^ Museum of New Zealand
4. ^ Lorica volvox at WoRMS
5. ^ Encyclopedia of life
6. ^ Biodiversity Library

* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1

Taxon identifiers

Lorica|

* Wikidata: Q3259557
* Wikispecies: Lorica
* ADW: Lorica
* AFD: Lorica
* CoL: 7P7VC
* GBIF: 2305855
* iNaturalist: 376918
* ITIS: 567185
* NCBI: 256101
* NZOR: 0ae6a664-5bab-45f4-9598-eddbf4a39def
* Paleobiology Database: 8096
* WoRMS: 385559

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