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Mopalia

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Mopaliidae

Taxonomy
Mopalia was named by Gray (1847). It is extant.

It was assigned to Mopaliidae by Berry (1922) and Abbott (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Mopalia Gray
1922Mopalia Berry p. 441
1974Mopalia Abbott p. 401

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

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.

G. Mopalia Gray 1847
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Subg. Mopalia (Dendrochiton) Berry 1911
Mopalia acuta Carpenter 1855
Mopalia ciliata Sowerby 1840
Mopalia hindsii Sowerby 1847
Mopalia imporcata Carpenter 1864
Mopalia lignosa Gould 1846
Mopalia lowei Pilsbry 1918
Mopalia muscosa Gould 1846
Mopalia sinuata Carpenter 1864
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available