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]

Mopalia lignosa
Scientific classification Edit this 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)

References

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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.