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Lorica (genus)

Lorica
Temporal range: Cretaceous–Recent
Schizochitonidae - Lorica antiqua.JPG
Lorica antiqua from Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Family: Schizochitonidae
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.

This rare species is present in New Zealand.

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



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