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Taxonomy
Family:
ISCHNOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Chitonoidea (Superfamily)
> Ischnochitonidae (Family)
> Ischnochiton (Genus)
> granulifer (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Ischnochiton (Simplischnochiton) Van Belle, 1974
Synonymised Names:
=Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) granulifer Thiele, 1909 accepted, alternate representation
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Taxonomy
Family:
ISCHNOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Chitonoidea (Superfamily)
> Ischnochitonidae (Family)
> Ischnochiton (Genus)
> granulifer (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Ischnochiton (Simplischnochiton) Van Belle, 1974
Synonymised Names:
=Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) granulifer Thiele, 1909 accepted, alternate representation
Details: Ischnochiton granulifer Thiele, 1909
Size/Grows to:
Length 7mm, Width 4mm
Distribution:
North-eastern North Island as far south-east as Ranfurly Bank, from 5-89m
Notes:
Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic, Locally common living at 5-94 m attached to clean shells and rhodoliths
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References and Publications
  • Anseeuw, B., Marshall, B.A., Terryn, Y. 2009 The New Zealand chitons Ischnochiton luteoroseus Suter, 1907 and Ischnochiton granulifer Thiele, 1909 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora), Molluscan Research, 29(3) (p.151)

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