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Family: Mopaliidae



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43 species (see list below)
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Amicula amiculata
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Amicula pallasii
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Photo by Miller, Todd

Northeast Pacific, Atlant
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Amicula vestita (Broderip & Sowerby I, 1829)

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Amicula vestita
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Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Katharina tunicata
[Black katy]
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Max. Length 3.2 cm TL
 
Mopalia acuta
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Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
 
Mopalia ciliata
[Hairy chiton]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm TL
 
Mopalia cirrata
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Mopalia egretta
[Egret-plumped mopalia]
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Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
 
Mopalia ferreirai
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Mopalia hindsii
[Hind's Mopalia]
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Mopalia imporcata
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Mopalia kennerleyi
[Northern hairy chiton]
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Mopalia laevior
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Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Mopalia lignosa
[Woody chiton]
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Mopalia lowei
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Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
 
Mopalia muscosa
[Mossy chiton]
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Mopalia phorminx
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Mopalia porifera
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Mopalia recurvans
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Mopalia sinuata
[Dwarf hairy mopalia]
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Max. Length 5.7 cm TL
 
Mopalia spectabilis
[Red-flecked mopalia]
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Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
 
Mopalia swanii
[Swan's mopalia]
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Mopalia vespertina
[Smooth mopalia]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic

Nuttallochiton mirandus (Smith & Thiele, 1906)

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Nuttallochiton mirandus
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Max. Length 3.8 cm TL
 
Placiphorella atlantica
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Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Placiphorella borealis
[Boreal veiled chiton]
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Placiphorella mirabilis
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Placiphorella rufa
[Red veiled chiton]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Placiphorella stimpsoni
[Veiled chiton]
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Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
 
Placiphorella velata
[Veiled Pacific chiton]
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Plaxiphora albida
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Max. Length 8.6 cm DL
 
Plaxiphora aurata
[Camouflaged spiny sea cradle]
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Plaxiphora australis
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Plaxiphora biramosa
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Plaxiphora boydeni
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Plaxiphora caelata
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Plaxiphora egregia
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Plaxiphora fernandezi
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Plaxiphora gwenae
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Plaxiphora kamehamehae
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Max. Length 5.5 cm SHL
 
Plaxiphora mercatoris
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Plaxiphora murdochi
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Plaxiphora obtecta
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amicula amiculata Northwest Pacific 1787
Amicula pallasii Northeast Pacific 1847
Amicula vestita Northeast Pacific, Atlant 6 TL 1829
Katharina tunicata Black katy Eastern Pacific. 13 TL 1815
Mopalia acuta Eastern Central Pacific 3.2 TL 1855
Mopalia ciliata Hairy chiton Eastern Pacific 5.1 TL 1840
Mopalia cirrata Eastern Pacific 1.6 TL 1919
Mopalia egretta Egret-plumped mopalia Northeast Pacific 1919
Mopalia ferreirai Eastern Pacific 5.1 TL 1991
Mopalia hindsii Hind's Mopalia Northeast Pacific 1847
Mopalia imporcata Northeast Pacific 1864
Mopalia kennerleyi Northern hairy chiton Northeast Pacific 1864
Mopalia laevior Northeast Pacific 1918
Mopalia lignosa Woody chiton Eastern Pacific. 7.6 TL 1846
Mopalia lowei Eastern Pacific. 1918
Mopalia muscosa Mossy chiton Eastern Pacific 8.9 TL 1846
Mopalia phorminx Eastern Pacific 1919
Mopalia porifera Eastern Pacific 1893
Mopalia recurvans Eastern Pacific 1960
Mopalia sinuata Dwarf hairy mopalia Northeast Pacific 1864
Mopalia spectabilis Red-flecked mopalia Eastern Pacific 5.7 TL 1977
Mopalia swanii Swan's mopalia Eastern Pacific 5.1 TL 1864
Mopalia vespertina Smooth mopalia Northeast Pacific 1852
Nuttallochiton mirandus Antarctic 1906
Placiphorella atlantica Indo-Pacific and North At 3.8 TL 1882
Placiphorella borealis Boreal veiled chiton Northwest Pacific 3.5 TL 1893
Placiphorella mirabilis Northwest Pacific 1994
Placiphorella rufa Red veiled chiton Northeast Pacific 1917
Placiphorella stimpsoni Veiled chiton Northwest Pacific 2.5 TL 1859
Placiphorella velata Veiled Pacific chiton Eastern Pacific. 5.8 TL 1879
Plaxiphora albida Eastern Indian Ocean 1825
Plaxiphora aurata Camouflaged spiny sea cradle Southern Pacific, Souther 8.6 DL 1795
Plaxiphora australis Southwest Pacific 1907
Plaxiphora biramosa Southwest Pacific 1835
Plaxiphora boydeni Southwest Pacific 1982
Plaxiphora caelata Southwest Pacific 1847
Plaxiphora egregia Southwest Pacific 1867
Plaxiphora fernandezi Southeast Pacific 1909
Plaxiphora gwenae Eastern Central Pacific 1987
Plaxiphora kamehamehae Eastern Central Pacific 1979
Plaxiphora mercatoris Southeast Pacific 5.5 SHL 1936
Plaxiphora murdochi Southwest Pacific 1905
Plaxiphora obtecta Southwest Pacific 1893



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