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Taxonomy
Family:
LEPTOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Lepidopleurida (Order)
> Leptochitonidae (Family)
> Leptochiton (Genus)
> inquinatus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Chiton (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Leptochiton (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Leptochiton (Trachyradsia) Dall, 1878
=Terenochiton Iredale, 1914
Synonymised Names:
=Chiton inquinatus Reeve, 1847
=Lepidopleurus iredalei Ashby, 1921
=Terenochiton inquinatus (Reeve, 1847)
Images: Leptochiton inquinatus (Reeve, 1847)
Under small rocks at low tide, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 12-14mm. © rights reserved
Under small rocks at low tide, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 12-14mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
LEPTOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Lepidopleurida (Order)
> Leptochitonidae (Family)
> Leptochiton (Genus)
> inquinatus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Chiton (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Leptochiton (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Leptochiton (Trachyradsia) Dall, 1878
=Terenochiton Iredale, 1914
Synonymised Names:
=Chiton inquinatus Reeve, 1847
=Lepidopleurus iredalei Ashby, 1921
=Terenochiton inquinatus (Reeve, 1847)
Details: Leptochiton inquinatus (Reeve, 1847)
Size/Grows to:
Length 14mm, Width 7mm
Distribution:
North, South and Chatham Islands, from 0-754m
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)
  • Reeve, L.A. 1847 Monograph of the genus Chiton, Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals Original Description

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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