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Taxonomy
Family:
ISCHNOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Chitonoidea (Superfamily)
> Ischnochitonidae (Family)
> Ischnochiton (Genus)
> maorianus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Ischnochiton (Simplischnochiton) Van Belle, 1974
Synonymised Names:
=Chiton longicymba Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
=Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) maorianus Iredale, 1914 accepted, alternate representation
Images: Ischnochiton maorianus Iredale, 1914
Henderson Bay, Far North, under a rock in the low intertidal zone. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©tangatawhenua
Henderson Bay, Far North, a very variable species. 35mm. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©tangatawhenua
Under rocks at low tide, Far North, NZ. 35mm. © rights reserved
Under rocks at low tide, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. ~30mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
ISCHNOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Chitonoidea (Superfamily)
> Ischnochitonidae (Family)
> Ischnochiton (Genus)
> maorianus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Ischnochiton (Simplischnochiton) Van Belle, 1974
Synonymised Names:
=Chiton longicymba Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
=Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) maorianus Iredale, 1914 accepted, alternate representation
Details: Ischnochiton maorianus Iredale, 1914
Size/Grows to:
Length 44mm, Width 20mm
Distribution:
Three Kings, North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands, from 0-37m
Notes:
Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic, Intertidal under stones
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.22)

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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