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Mopaliidae

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Mopaliidae

Taxonomy
Mopaliidae was named by Dall (1889) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7257]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ischnochitonina by Abbott (1974); and to Neoloricata by Beesley (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Mopaliidae Dall
1974Mopaliidae Abbott p. 401
1998Mopaliidae Beesley p. 177

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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
familyMopaliidaeDall 1889

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. Katharina Gray 1847
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Katharina tunicata Wood 1815
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
G. Placiphorella Carpenter 1879
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Placiphorella velata Carpenter 1879
G. Plaxiphora Gray 1847
Invalid names: Heterochitoninae [empty], Katharininae [empty], Mopaliinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available