Leptochiton inquinatus (Reeve, 1847)Species Images
Under small rocks at low tide, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 12-14mm
Under small rocks at low tide, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 12-14mm
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Leptochiton inquinatus (Reeve, 1847)
Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Neoloricata (Subclass) > Lepidopleurida (Order) > Leptochitonidae (Family) > Leptochiton (Genus) > inquinatus (Species)
Family:
LEPTOCHITONIDAE
Size/Grows to:
Length 14mm, Width 7mm
Synonyms:
(=Terenochiton Iredale)
Distribution:
North Island. Intertidal under stones
Geographical Range:
ACFAnE.
Notes:
Distribution Map
References and Publications
- Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.22)
*2 © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Key to Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species.
They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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