Species

Katharina tunicata (Black leather chiton)

Katharina tunicata. Photo: (c) Alison Young, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Katharina tunicata (Wood, 1815) is commonly known as the black Katy chiton, black Leather chiton, black chiton, or leather chiton is a species of chiton in the family Mopaliidae.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Mollusca (Molluscs)
    - Class: Polyplacophora (Chitons)
      - Subclass: Neoloricata (Neoloricate chitons)
        Order: Chitonida
        Suborder: Acanthochitonina
        Superfamily: Mopalioidea
        Family: Mopaliidae
        Subfamily: Mopaliinae
        Genus: Katharina
        Species: Katharina tunicata (Black leather chiton)

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