Mopalia swanii Carpenter, 1864
Swan's mopalia
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Family:  Mopaliidae ()
Max. size:  5.1 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: Canada, Alaska and USA.
Diagnosis:  Girdle: Medium wide which is nearly nude and fleshy with sparse hairs having glassy spines. Hairs: More numerous near the outer margin of the girdle. Mucro: Posterior. Central areas: Very obsolete cross ribbing which allows only a pitting to be noticed. Lateral areas: Slightly raised and faintly defined with nodulose ribbing. Inside: Comprised of obsolete diagonal granulated ribbing. Color of the valves: Green, white, red, yellow and mottled with any or all of these colors (Ref. 296).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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