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Mopaliidae
Taxonomy
Mopaliidae was named by Dall (1889) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7257]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Ischnochitonina by Abbott (1974); to Neoloricata by Beesley (1998); and to Acanthochitonina by Wu and Lee (2024).
It was assigned to Ischnochitonina by Abbott (1974); to Neoloricata by Beesley (1998); and to Acanthochitonina by Wu and Lee (2024).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1889 | Mopaliidae Dall |
| 1974 | Mopaliidae Abbott p. 401 |
| 1998 | Mopaliidae Beesley p. 177 |
| 2024 | Mopaliidae Wu and Lee |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Mopaliidae Dall 1889
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G. Amicula Gray 1847
G. Mopalia Gray 1847
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Subg. Mopalia (Dendrochiton) Berry 1911
†Mopalia acuta Carpenter 1855
†Mopalia ciliata Sowerby 1840 [hairy chiton]
†Mopalia hindsii Sowerby 1847
Mopalia imporcata Carpenter 1864
†Mopalia lignosa Gould 1846 [woody chiton]
Mopalia lowei Pilsbry 1918
†Mopalia muscosa Gould 1846 [mossy mopalia]
†Mopalia sinuata Carpenter 1864
G. Plaxiphora Gray 1847
Invalid names: Heterochitoninae [empty], Katharininae [empty], Mopaliinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available