Loricella is a genus of chitons in the family Loricidae. They are marine molluscs.[2]
| Loricella Temporal range:
| |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Loricidae |
| Genus: | Loricella Pilsbry, 1893 |
| Species | |
|
See text | |
Taxonomy
editSpecies in the genus include:
- Loricella angasi (H. Adams in H. Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Loricella dellangeloi Sirenko, 2008
- Loricella eernissei Sirenko, 2008
- Loricella oviformis (Nierstrasz, 1905)
- Loricella profundior (Dell, 1956)
- Loricella raceki (Milne, 1963)
- Loricella scissurata (Xu, 1990)
- Loricella vanbellei Sirenko, 2008
References
edit- ^ van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.
- ^ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php search term Loricella accessed 7 April 2010