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Mopaliidae
Mopaliidae is a family of marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora. Genera There are 10 recognized genera: * '' Amicula'' Gray, 1847 * '' Dendrochiton'' Berry, 1911 * '' Gallardochiton'' Sirenko, 2007 * '' Katharina'' Gray, 1847 * '' Mopalia'' Gray, 1847 * '' Mopaliella'' Thiele, 1909 * ''Nuttallochiton'' Plate, 1899 * ''Placiphorella'' Dall, 1879 * '' Placiphorina'' Kaas & Van Belle, 1994 * ''Plaxiphora ''Plaxiphora'' is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. Species * ''Plaxiphora albida'' ( Blainville, 1825) * '' Plaxiphora atlantica'' * ''Plaxiphora aurata'' (Spalowsky 1795) * '' Plaxiphora aurea'' * ''Plaxiphora australis'' Suter, ...'' Gray, 1847 (synonym '' Maorichiton'' Iredale, 1914) References Mollusc families Chitons Taxa named by William Healey Dall {{chiton-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maorichiton
''Maorichiton'' is a defunct genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. Species Species within this genus included: * '' Maorichiton caelatus'' (Reeve, 1847) * '' Maorichiton schauinslandi'' (Thiele, 1909) These two species are now recognized as a single species ''Plaxiphora caelata ''Plaxiphora caelata'' is a small chiton in the family Mopaliidae, endemic to the main islands of New Zealand, Stewart Island and the Chatham Islands. Description and habitat A cryptic species up to 45 millimetres long but usually 20-25 millimet ...'' (Reeve, 1847)Cook, Steve De C., New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates Vol 1, Canterbury University Press, NZ 2010 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q16938360 Mopaliidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaxiphora
''Plaxiphora'' is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. Species * ''Plaxiphora albida'' ( Blainville, 1825) * '' Plaxiphora atlantica'' * ''Plaxiphora aurata'' (Spalowsky 1795) * '' Plaxiphora aurea'' * ''Plaxiphora australis'' Suter, 1907 * '' Plaxiphora bednalli'' * '' Plaxiphora biramosa'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 * ''Plaxiphora boydeni'' Murdoch, 1982 * '' Plaxiphora brevispinosa'' * ''Plaxiphora caelata'' Reeve, 1847 * '' Plaxiphora costata'' ( Blainville) * '' Plaxiphora dardennei'' * ''Plaxiphora egregia'' H. Adams, 1866 * ''Plaxiphora fernandezi'' * ''Plaxiphora frigida'' * ''Plaxiphora glauca'' * ''Plaxiphora kamehamehae'' * ''Plaxiphora marquesana'' * ''Plaxiphora matthewsi'' * ''Plaxiphora mercatoris'' Leloup, 1936 * ''Plaxiphora mixta'' * ''Plaxiphora murdochi'' Suter, 1905 * '' Plaxiphora obscurella'' * '' Plaxiphora obtecta'' Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893 * '' Plaxiphora paeteliana'' * '' Plaxiphora petholata'' * ''Plaxiphora petholatus'' * '' Plaxip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mopalia
Mopalia is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. Species Species include: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) *'''' *'''' *'' Mopalia cirrata'' *'' Mopalia egretta'' *'' |
Katharina (mollusc)
Katharina is a feminine given name. It is a German form of Katherine. It may refer to: In television and film: *Katharina Bellowitsch, Austrian radio and TV presenter *Katharina Mückstein, Austrian film director *Katharina Thalbach, German actress and film director *Katherine Pierce, a character in ''The Vampire Diaries'' originally named Katharina Petrova. In artistry: *Katharina Fröhlich, lover of Franz Grillparzer * Katharina Rapp, German artist In other fields: *Katharina Baunach, German footballer *Katharina Dalton, British physician and pioneer in the research of premenstrual stress syndrome. *Katharina Klafsky, Hungarian operatic singer *Katharina von Bora, German Catholic nun who was an early convert to Protestantism. *Katharina von Zimmern (1478-1547), last abbess of the Fraumünster Abbey See also *320 Katharina, small Main belt asteroid *''Katharina'', a genus of chiton mollusc in the family Mopaliidae *The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, 1974 novel by Heinrich Böll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuttallochiton
''Nuttallochiton'' is a genus of chitons; the only one to have paired rather than fused gonads. Species There are three species: References Mopaliidae Chiton genera {{chiton-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mopalia Muscosa
''Mopalia muscosa'', the mossy chiton, is a species of chiton, a polyplacophoran, an eight-plated marine mollusk. It is a northeastern Pacific species which occurs from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California Mexico. This species is found in the middle and lower intertidal zone on exposed rocky shores. ''Mopalia muscosa'' can be in length. Mossy chitons are often covered by algae, barnacles, and limpets. The chiton's girdle is covered with coarse hair-like bristles or "setae".The visible exterior of the chiton's eight shell plates are typically a drab brown or grey-green, however on the underside the shell plates have a vibrant turquoise blue color. Some mossy chitons are biofluorescent mainly around the girdle and may show a bright glowing green color under ultra-violet or blue light. Mossy chitons typically move about at night or when covered by a high tide in order to graze on the red and green algae of which their diet consists. Young chitons have a planktonic stage and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amicula (chiton) ''Amicula'' is a genus of chitons belonging to the family Mopaliidae Mopaliidae is a family of marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora. Genera There are 10 recognized genera: * '' Amicula'' Gray, 1847 * '' Dendrochiton'' Berry, 1911 * '' Gallardochiton'' Sirenko, 2007 |