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WoRMS taxon details

Mopalia spectabilis I. M. Cowan & G. M. Cowan, 1977

AphiaID

386360 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:386360)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Mopalia J. E. Gray, 1847

Original name

Mopalia spectabilis I. M. Cowan & G. M. Cowan, 1977

Environment

marine

Original description

Cowan, G. McT. &Cowan, I. McT. (1977). A new chiton of the genus Mopalia from the north east Pacific coast. Syesis (British Columbia Provincial Museum). 10: 45-52. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mopalia spectabilis I. M. Cowan & G. M. Cowan, 1977. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386360 on 2026-03-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-03-23 07:54:34Z

created

Schwabe, Enrico

2009-03-23 08:24:45Z

changed

Schwabe, Enrico

2013-07-23 09:43:58Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Cowan, G. McT. &Cowan, I. McT. (1977). A new chiton of the genus Mopalia from the north east Pacific coast. Syesis (British Columbia Provincial Museum). 10: 45-52. [details]

basis of record Kaas, P. & Van Belle, R. A. (1998). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora). second, revised edition. 1-204; Backhyus Publishers Leiden. [details]