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Mopalia lignosa (woody chiton)

Polyplacophora - Mopaliidae

Taxonomy
Chiton lignosus was named by Gould (1846).

It was recombined as Mopalia lignosa by Berry (1922), Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Chiton lignosus Gould
1922Mopalia lignosa Berry p. 446
2021Mopalia lignosa Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
suborderIschnochitonina(Bergenhayn 1930)
familyMopaliidaeDall 1889
genusMopaliaGray 1847
specieslignosa(Gould 1846)

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.

Mopalia lignosa Gould 1846 [woody chiton]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marine, brackishc
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-07 09:30:10
Modified: 2010-02-15 05:49:47
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Mopalia lignosa (138719 201624)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Mopalia lignosa (37672 202936 207041 222973)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Mopalia lignosa (52347)