Lorica (chiton)

Lorica is a genus of chitons in the family Schizochitonidae.^[1][2]

Lorica Temporal range: Cretaceous–Recent[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Family:	Loricidae
Genus:	Lorica H. Adams & A. Adams, 1852
Species
L. haurakiensis Mestayer, 1921 L. volvox (Reeve, 1847)
Synonyms
Aulacochiton Shuttleworth, 1853 Protolorica Ashby, 1925 Zelorica Finlay, 1926

Species

L. haurakiensis

This rare species is present in New Zealand.^[2][3]

L. volvox

Synonym: Chiton rudis Hutton, 1872 ^[4] This species can reach a length of about 20.9 millimetres (0.82 in).^[5] It is present in Australia (New South Wales).^[6]

Extinct representatives

Extinct representatives of the genus are known from the Cretaceous of America and the Eocene & Miocene of Oceania.<