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Taxonomy
Family:
ACANTHOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Acanthochitonina (Suborder)
> Cryptoplacoidea (Superfamily)
> Acanthochitonidae (Family)
> Notoplax (Genus)
> rubiginosa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Acanthochites (Notoplax) H. Adams, 1862
=Acanthochiton (Notoplax) H. Adams, 1862
=Cryptoplax (Notoplax) H. Adams, 1862
Synonymised Names:
=Acanthochiton foveauxensis Mestayer, 1926
=Acanthochiton foveauxensis var. kirki Mestayer, 1926
=Chiton rubiginosus Hutton, 1872
=Craspedochiton rubiginosus (Hutton, 1872)
=Lophoplax finlayi Ashby, 1926
=Macandrellus oliveri Mestayer, 1926
=Notoplax (Amblyplax) foveauxensis Ashby, 1926
=Notoplax (Amblyplax) oliveri Ashby, 1926
=Tonicia rubiginosa Hutton, 1872
Images: Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872)
Holotype, collected Kapiti Island, NZ (M.000274). ~12-14mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
ACANTHOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Acanthochitonina (Suborder)
> Cryptoplacoidea (Superfamily)
> Acanthochitonidae (Family)
> Notoplax (Genus)
> rubiginosa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Acanthochites (Notoplax) H. Adams, 1862
=Acanthochiton (Notoplax) H. Adams, 1862
=Cryptoplax (Notoplax) H. Adams, 1862
Synonymised Names:
=Acanthochiton foveauxensis Mestayer, 1926
=Acanthochiton foveauxensis var. kirki Mestayer, 1926
=Chiton rubiginosus Hutton, 1872
=Craspedochiton rubiginosus (Hutton, 1872)
=Lophoplax finlayi Ashby, 1926
=Macandrellus oliveri Mestayer, 1926
=Notoplax (Amblyplax) foveauxensis Ashby, 1926
=Notoplax (Amblyplax) oliveri Ashby, 1926
=Tonicia rubiginosa Hutton, 1872
Details: Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872)
Size/Grows to:
Length 18mm, Width 10mm
Distribution:
Lower North, South Island and Stewart Island, from 12-80m
Type Data:
  • Kapiti Island, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.31)

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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