Katharina tunicata

Katharina tunicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Polyplacophora
Order:
Neoloricata
Suborder:
Ischnochitonina
Family:
Mopaliidae
Genus:
Katharina
Species:
K. tunicata
Binomial name
Katharina tunicata
Wood, 1815

Katharina tunicata (Wood, 1815) is commonly known as the black Katy chiton, black Leather chiton, black chiton, or leather chiton, (Kasuqix in the indigenous Aleut language),[1] is a species of chiton in the family Mopaliidae.

Dorsal view of Katharina tunicata. Museum specimen
  1. ^ "TIDAL FOODS" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-12-21.