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Taxonomy
Family:
ACANTHOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Acanthochitonina (Suborder)
> Cryptoplacoidea (Superfamily)
> Acanthochitonidae (Family)
> Notoplax (Genus)
> mariae (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Acanthochites (Notoplax) H. Adams, 1862
=Acanthochiton (Notoplax) H. Adams, 1862
=Cryptoplax (Notoplax) H. Adams, 1862
Synonymised Names:
=Acanthochites (Loboplax) mariae Webster, 1908
=Loboplax stewartiana Thiele, 1909
=Notoplax (Amblyplax) brookesi Ashby, 1929
=Notoplax (Amblyplax) mariae (Webster, 1908)
=Notoplax (Amblyplax) mariae haurakiensis Ashby, 1926
=Notoplax brookesi Ashby, 1929
=Notoplax brookesi var. fortior Iredale & Hull, 1931
Images: Notoplax mariae (Webster, 1908)
Henderson Bay, Far North, living under a rock in the low intertidal zone. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©tangatawhenua
Alive under rock at low tide, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. ~30mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
ACANTHOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Acanthochitonina (Suborder)
> Cryptoplacoidea (Superfamily)
> Acanthochitonidae (Family)
> Notoplax (Genus)
> mariae (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Acanthochites (Notoplax) H. Adams, 1862
=Acanthochiton (Notoplax) H. Adams, 1862
=Cryptoplax (Notoplax) H. Adams, 1862
Synonymised Names:
=Acanthochites (Loboplax) mariae Webster, 1908
=Loboplax stewartiana Thiele, 1909
=Notoplax (Amblyplax) brookesi Ashby, 1929
=Notoplax (Amblyplax) mariae (Webster, 1908)
=Notoplax (Amblyplax) mariae haurakiensis Ashby, 1926
=Notoplax brookesi Ashby, 1929
=Notoplax brookesi var. fortior Iredale & Hull, 1931
Details: Notoplax mariae (Webster, 1908)
Size/Grows to:
Length 35mm, Width 18mm
Distribution:
North Island, from 0-6m
Notes:
Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic
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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
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