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Taxonomy
Family:
ACANTHOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Acanthochitonina (Suborder)
> Cryptoplacoidea (Superfamily)
> Acanthochitonidae (Family)
> Acanthochitona (Genus)
> zelandica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Chiton (Acanthochiton) Hermannsen, 1846
Synonymised Names:
=Acanthochaetes hookeri Gray, 1843
=Acanthochiton brookesi Ashby, 1926
=Acanthochiton zelandicus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
=Acanthochiton zelandicus amplificatus Iredale & Hull, 1930
=Acanthochiton zelandicus doubtlessensis Ashby, 1926
=Chiton zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Images: Acanthochitona zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Under rocks at low tide, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 20mm. © rights reserved
Out of water at low tide, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 15mm. © rights reserved
Out of water at low tide, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 20mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
ACANTHOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Acanthochitonina (Suborder)
> Cryptoplacoidea (Superfamily)
> Acanthochitonidae (Family)
> Acanthochitona (Genus)
> zelandica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Chiton (Acanthochiton) Hermannsen, 1846
Synonymised Names:
=Acanthochaetes hookeri Gray, 1843
=Acanthochiton brookesi Ashby, 1926
=Acanthochiton zelandicus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
=Acanthochiton zelandicus amplificatus Iredale & Hull, 1930
=Acanthochiton zelandicus doubtlessensis Ashby, 1926
=Chiton zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Details: Acanthochitona zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Size/Grows to:
Length 31mm, Width 20mm
Distribution:
North, South and Stewart Island, from 0-340m
Notes:
Chiton, Hairy Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic, Intertidal under stones and in rock pools
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.30)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil