Loricella (chiton) explained

Loricella is a genus of chitons in the family Loricidae. They are marine molluscs.^[1]

Taxonomy

Species 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

Notes and References

1. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php search term Loricella accessed 7 April 2010