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Taxonomy
Family:
LEPTOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Lepidopleurida (Order)
> Leptochitonidae (Family)
> Leptochiton (Genus)
> otagoensis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Chiton (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Leptochiton (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Leptochiton (Trachyradsia) Dall, 1878
=Terenochiton Iredale, 1914
Synonymised Names:
=Terenochiton otagoensis Iredale & Hull, 1929
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Taxonomy
Family:
LEPTOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Lepidopleurida (Order)
> Leptochitonidae (Family)
> Leptochiton (Genus)
> otagoensis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Chiton (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Leptochiton (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Leptochiton (Trachyradsia) Dall, 1878
=Terenochiton Iredale, 1914
Synonymised Names:
=Terenochiton otagoensis Iredale & Hull, 1929
Details: Leptochiton otagoensis (Iredale & Hull, 1929)
Size/Grows to:
Length 7mm, Width 3.5mm
Distribution:
South Island. Otago. Under stones just below high water mark
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.22)

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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