Mopaliidae Explained

Mopaliidae is a family of marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora.^[1]

Genera

There are 10 recognized genera:^[1]

• 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 Gray, 1847 (synonym Maorichiton Iredale, 1914)

Notes and References

1. 2021 . Mopaliidae Dall, 1889 . 23074 . 18 January 2021 . Marine Mollusca.