Mopalia lignosa

Mopalia lignosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Family:	Mopaliidae
Genus:	Mopalia
Species:	M. lignosa
Binomial name
	Mopalia lignosa; (Gould, 1846)
Synonyms
	Chiton eschscholtzii Middendorff, 1847; Chiton lignosus, Gould, 1846; Chiton merckii, Middendorff, 1847; Chiton montereyensis, Carpenter, 1855; Chiton simpsonii, Gray, 1847; Mopalia insignis, Pilsbry, 1843; Mopalia muscosa f. elevata Pilsbry, 1893; Mopalia muscosa subsp. lignosa (Gould, 1846);

Mopalia lignosa, the woody chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Mopaliidae. The species can be found on the west coast of the United States and Canada.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Mopalia lignosa (Gould, 1846)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
^ "WoRMS – World Register of Marine Species – Mopalia lignosa (Gould, 1846)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
^ "Mopalia lignosa, Woody chiton". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

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[1] "Mopalia lignosa (Gould, 1846)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

[2] "WoRMS – World Register of Marine Species – Mopalia lignosa (Gould, 1846)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

[3] "Mopalia lignosa, Woody chiton". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

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Mopalia lignosa

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Family:	Mopaliidae
Genus:	Mopalia
Species:	M. lignosa
Binomial name
*Mopalia lignosa* (Gould, 1846)
Synonyms
Chiton eschscholtzii Middendorff, 1847 Chiton lignosus, Gould, 1846 Chiton merckii, Middendorff, 1847 Chiton montereyensis, Carpenter, 1855 Chiton simpsonii, Gray, 1847 Mopalia insignis, Pilsbry, 1843 Mopalia muscosa f. elevata Pilsbry, 1893 Mopalia muscosa subsp. lignosa (Gould, 1846)