Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Lorica Higher classification Loricidae Order Neoloricata | Family Schizochitonidae Phylum Mollusca Rank Genus | |
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Similar Chiton, Molluscs, Notoplax, Plaxiphora | ||
Lorica is a genus of chitons in the family Schizochitonidae.
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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
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