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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHITONIDAE: TONICIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Chitonoidea (Superfamily)
> Chitonidae (Family)
> Toniciinae (Subfamily)
> Onithochiton (Genus)
> neglectus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Nodiplax Beu, 1967
=Onitochiton Rochebrune, 1884 (Spelling variation)
Synonymised Names:
=Chiton undulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
=Onithochiton astrolabei Rochebrune, 1881
=Onithochiton decipiens Rochebrune, 1882
=Onithochiton filholi Rochebrune, 1881
=Onithochiton marmoratus Wissel, 1904
=Onithochiton nodosus Suter, 1907
=Onithochiton semisculptus Pilsbry, 1893
=Onithochiton undulatus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1839)
Images: Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
Henderson Bay, Far North, found under a rock, low intertidal zone. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©tangatawhenua
Low tide under rock, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 25-30mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHITONIDAE: TONICIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Chitonoidea (Superfamily)
> Chitonidae (Family)
> Toniciinae (Subfamily)
> Onithochiton (Genus)
> neglectus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Nodiplax Beu, 1967
=Onitochiton Rochebrune, 1884 (Spelling variation)
Synonymised Names:
=Chiton undulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
=Onithochiton astrolabei Rochebrune, 1881
=Onithochiton decipiens Rochebrune, 1882
=Onithochiton filholi Rochebrune, 1881
=Onithochiton marmoratus Wissel, 1904
=Onithochiton nodosus Suter, 1907
=Onithochiton semisculptus Pilsbry, 1893
=Onithochiton undulatus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1839)
Details: Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
Size/Grows to:
Length 47mm, Width 28mm
Distribution:
Southern North Island and northern South Island, from 0m
Notes:
Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic, Low tide on underside of boulders
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • O'Neill, M.H.B. 1984 Morphological changes in Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881 (Mollusca: Chitonidae), and their taxonomic significance, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 11(1) (p.43)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.29)

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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