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Species List for Genus: Cryptoconchus
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Neoloricata (Subclass) > Chitonida (Order) > Acanthochitonina (Suborder) > Cryptoplacoidea (Superfamily) > Acanthochitonidae (Family) > Cryptoconchus (Genus)

  • Genus: Cryptoconchus

  • Cryptoconchus porosus (Burow, 1815)
    Length 75mm, Width 35mm
    Chiton, Butterfly Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic
    North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands, from 0-183m
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