Lorica is a genus of chitons in the family Schizochitonidae.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Schizochitonidae |
| Genus: | Lorica H. Adams & A. Adams, 1852 |
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Species
editL. haurakiensis
editThis rare species is present in New Zealand.[2][3]
L. volvox
editSynonym: Chiton rudis Hutton, 1872 [4] This species can reach a length of about 20.9 millimetres (0.82 in).[5] It is present in Australia (New South Wales).[6]
Extinct representatives
editExtinct representatives of the genus are known from the Cretaceous of America and the Eocene & Miocene of Oceania.<
References
edit- ^ a b van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.
- ^ a b WoRMS
- ^ Museum of New Zealand
- ^ Lorica volvox at WoRMS
- ^ Encyclopedia of life
- ^ Biodiversity Library
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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