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Taxonomy
Family:
ACANTHOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Acanthochitonina (Suborder)
> Cryptoplacoidea (Superfamily)
> Acanthochitonidae (Family)
> Pseudotonicia (Genus)
> cuneata (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Notoplax cuneata (Suter, 1907)
=Tonicia cuneata Suter, 1908
Images: Pseudotonicia cuneata (Suter, 1908)
Mt. Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, NZ. © Matthew Jones
Taxonomy
Family:
ACANTHOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Acanthochitonina (Suborder)
> Cryptoplacoidea (Superfamily)
> Acanthochitonidae (Family)
> Pseudotonicia (Genus)
> cuneata (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Notoplax cuneata (Suter, 1907)
=Tonicia cuneata Suter, 1908
Details: Pseudotonicia cuneata (Suter, 1908)
Size/Grows to:
Length 45mm, Width 22mm
Distribution:
North-eastern and south-western North Island and northern South Island, from 0-103m
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)
  • Beu, A.G. 1967 Notes on New Zealand Chitons (Mollusca: Amphineura), New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 1(4) (p.479)

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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