''Mucrosquama'' is a
genus of
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 s ...
s, a
polyplacophoran
mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
in the
family Chitonidae, first described in 1926 by
Tom Iredale and
Arthur Francis Basset Hull
Arthur Francis Basset Hull (1862–1945) was an Australian public servant, naturalist and philatelist. He signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1921.
Tasmania
Hull was born on 10 October 1862 in Hobart.
In 1883–1889 Hull worked ...
.
The type species is ''Mucrosquama carnosus'' first described as ''Chiton carnosus'' by Angas in 1867.
Mucrosquama carnosa
''Mucrosquama'' is a genera, genus of chitons, a polyplacophoran mollusc in the family (biology), family Chitonidae, first described in 1926 by Tom Iredale and Arthur Francis Basset Hull. The type species is ''Mucrosquama carnosus'' first describ ...
'' (Angas, 1867)
* ''Mucrosquama verconis
''Mucrosquama'' is a genus of chitons, a polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Chitonidae, first described in 1926 by Tom Iredale and Arthur Francis Basset Hull. The type species is ''Mucrosquama carnosus'' first described as ''Chiton carnosu ...
'' (Torr & Ashby, 1898)
Two further species have been named but are synonymised with those above.
References
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Chitonidae
Animals described in 1926
Taxa named by Tom Iredale
Taxa named by Arthur Francis Basset Hull
Chiton genera