Lorica is a genus of chitons in the family Schizochitonidae.

[1][2] This rare species is present in New Zealand.

[2][3] Synonym: Chiton rudis Hutton, 1872 [4] This species can reach a length of about 20.9 millimetres (0.82 in).

[5] It is present in Australia (New South Wales).

[6] Extinct representatives of the genus are known from the Cretaceous of America and the Eocene & Miocene of Oceania.<