Biology:Ferreiraella
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Ferreiraella is a genus of lepidopleurid chiton that belongs to the family Abyssochitonidae. The family it belongs to contains only this genus making it monotypic.[1]
Members of this genus feed on sunken wood.[2]
Species
This genus currently contains 11 described species and two subspecies of Ferreiraella xylophaga.[1]
- Ferreiraella bartlettae (A. J. Ferreira, 1986)
- Ferreiraella caribbensis Sirenko, 1988
- Ferreiraella charazata Sigwart, 2025
- Ferreiraella plana (Nierstrasz, 1905)
- Ferreiraella populi Sigwart, 2026[2]
- Ferreiraella scrippsiana (A. J. Ferreira, 1980)
- Ferreiraella soyomaruae (S.-K. Wu & Okutani, 1984)
- Ferreiraella takii (S.-K. Wu & Okutani, 1984)
- Ferreiraella tsuchidai H. Saito, 2006
- Ferreiraella xylophaga (Gowlett-Holmes & A. M. Jones, 1992)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ferreiraella Sirenko, 1988". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385540.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alliance (SOSA), Senckenberg Ocean Species; Chen, Chong; Frank, Hosea; Kraniotis, Laura; Nakadera, Yumi; Schwabe, Enrico; Sigwart, Julia D.; Trautwein, Bianca et al. (2026-02-06). "Ocean Species Discoveries 28–30 — new species of chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) and a public naming competition" (in en). Biodiversity Data Journal 14. doi:10.3897/BDJ.14.e180491. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 12905592. https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/180491/.
Wikidata ☰ Q3794578 entry
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