Mopalia
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Species
- Mopalia mucosaMopalia mucosaMopalia mucosa is a species of chiton, a polyplacophoran, an 8-plated marine mollusk.This chiton is a northeastern Pacific species which occurs from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California Mexico....
- Mopalia ciliataMopalia ciliataMopalia ciliata is a chiton in the Genus of Mopalia, commonly known as the Hairy chiton. It is a medium sized marine mollusc up to 5.0 cm in length. It is oval shaped with 8 separate moderately elevated, overlapping ridged valves on its dorsal surface...
- Mopalia lignosa
- Mopalia spectabilisMopalia spectabilisMopalia spectabilis, commonly known as the Red-flecked Mopalia, is a species of chiton.-Size and description:M. spectabilis is a chiton that has a central area of plates 2-7 pitted in longitudinal rows. The girdle commonly banded light orange and brown. This species nearly always exhibits bright...
- Mopalia hindsiiMopalia hindsiiMopalia hindsii is a species of medium sized chiton that grows up to 7 cm long. Most commonly found in intertidal zones, M. hindsii enjoys protected areas and has a white ventral side unlike most intertidal chitons that are orange underneath....