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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHITONIDAE: CHITONINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Chitonoidea (Superfamily)
> Chitonidae (Family)
> Chitoninae (Subfamily)
> Chiton (Genus)
> glaucus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Amaurochiton Thiele, 1893
Synonymised Names:
=Amaurochiton glaucus (Gray, 1828)
=Chiton (Chiton) glaucus Gray, 1828 accepted, alternate representation
=Chiton aquatilis Reeve, 1847
=Chiton quoyi Deshayes, 1836
=Chiton quoyi limosa Suter, 1905
=Chiton quoyi var. limosa Nierstrasz, 1905
=Chiton tenuistriatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1840
=Chiton viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Images: Chiton glaucus Gray, 1828
Under stones at low tide. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHITONIDAE: CHITONINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Chitonoidea (Superfamily)
> Chitonidae (Family)
> Chitoninae (Subfamily)
> Chiton (Genus)
> glaucus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Amaurochiton Thiele, 1893
Synonymised Names:
=Amaurochiton glaucus (Gray, 1828)
=Chiton (Chiton) glaucus Gray, 1828 accepted, alternate representation
=Chiton aquatilis Reeve, 1847
=Chiton quoyi Deshayes, 1836
=Chiton quoyi limosa Suter, 1905
=Chiton quoyi var. limosa Nierstrasz, 1905
=Chiton tenuistriatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1840
=Chiton viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Details: Chiton glaucus Gray, 1828
Size/Grows to:
Length 55mm, Width 35mm
Distribution:
North, South and Stewart Island. Intertidal. Introduced to Tasmania and now established there
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.27)
  • Beu, A.G. 1977 New Zealand chitons, Cookia, 2(2) (p.45)

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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