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Taxonomy
Family:
ISCHNOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Chitonoidea (Superfamily)
> Ischnochitonidae (Family)
> Ischnochiton (Genus)
> circumvallatus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Ischnochiton (Simplischnochiton) Van Belle, 1974
Synonymised Names:
=Chiton circumvallatus Reeve, 1847
=Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) circumvallatus (Reeve, 1847) accepted, alternate representation
=Ischnochiton antipodum Palmer, 1945
=Ischnochiton fulvus Suter, 1905
=Ischnochiton parkeri Suter, 1897
=Lepidopleurus campbelli Filhol, 1880
=Lepidopleurus melanterus Rochebrune, 1884
=Tonicia greyi Filhol, 1880
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Taxonomy
Family:
ISCHNOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Chitonoidea (Superfamily)
> Ischnochitonidae (Family)
> Ischnochiton (Genus)
> circumvallatus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Ischnochiton (Simplischnochiton) Van Belle, 1974
Synonymised Names:
=Chiton circumvallatus Reeve, 1847
=Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) circumvallatus (Reeve, 1847) accepted, alternate representation
=Ischnochiton antipodum Palmer, 1945
=Ischnochiton fulvus Suter, 1905
=Ischnochiton parkeri Suter, 1897
=Lepidopleurus campbelli Filhol, 1880
=Lepidopleurus melanterus Rochebrune, 1884
=Tonicia greyi Filhol, 1880
Details: Ischnochiton circumvallatus (Reeve, 1847)
Size/Grows to:
Length 21mm, Width 12mm
Distribution:
South-eastern South Island, and Stewart, Snares, Auckland, Campbell, Antipodes and Bounty Islands, from 0-10m
Notes:
Chiton, Marine
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.23)

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