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Lucilina Carnosa
''Lucilina'' is a genus of chiton, polyplacophoran molluscs. It includes species known from fossil remains, as well as living species. It is often considered a subgenus of ''Tonicia''. Species * ''Lucilina amanda'' * ''Lucilina carnosa'' * ''Lucilina carpenteri'' * ''Lucilina ceylonica'' * ''Lucilina dilecta'' * ''Lucilina dupuisi'' * ''Lucilina floccata'' * ''Lucilina fortilirata'' * ''Lucilina hulliana'' * ''Lucilina indica'' * ''Lucilina lamellosa'' * ''Lucilina mariae'' * ''Lucilina nigropunctata'' * ''Lucilina novemrugata'' * ''Lucilina pacifica'' * ''Lucilina pectinoides'' * ''Lucilina perligera'' * ''Lucilina polyomma'' * ''Lucilina reticulata'' * ''Lucilina russelli'' Ladd, 1966 * ''Lucilina sowerbyi'' * ''Lucilina sueziensis'' * ''Lucilina tilbrooki'' * ''Lucilina truncata'' * ''Lucilina tydemani'' * ''Lucilina variegata'' References Chiton genera Prehistoric chiton genera Fossil taxa described in 1882 {{chiton-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiton
Chitons () are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora (), formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized. They are also sometimes known as gumboots or sea cradles or coat-of-mail shells or suck-rocks, or more formally as loricates, polyplacophorans, and occasionally as polyplacophores. Chitons have a shell composed of eight separate shell plates or valves. These plates overlap slightly at the front and back edges, and yet articulate well with one another. Because of this, the shell provides protection at the same time as permitting the chiton to flex upward when needed for locomotion over uneven surfaces, and even allows the animal to curl up into a ball when dislodged from rocks. The shell plates are encircled by a skirt known as a girdle. Habitat Chitons live worldwide, from cold waters through to the tropics. They live on hard surfaces, such as on or under rocks, or in rock crevices. Some species live quite hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
