Species List for Family: Acanthochitonidae
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Acanthochitonidae (Family)
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Family: Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitona thileniusi (Thiele, 1909)
Length 20mm, Width 10mm, Chiton, Marine, Endemic
North Island, Tauranga. Sandbank in middle of harbour
AE. Acanthochitona zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Length 31mm, Width 20mm, Chiton, Hairy Chiton, Marine, Endemic
North, South, Stewart and Auckland Islands. Intertidal under stones and in rock pools
ACFAnE. Notoplax aupouria Powell, 1937
Chiton, Marine, Endemic
Off Three Kings Islands, 92 metres
AE. Notoplax facilis Iredale & Hull, 1931
Length 26mm, Width 12mm, Chiton, Marine, Endemic
South Island. Otago, in deep rock pools
ACFE. Notoplax latalamina Dell, 1956
Chiton, Marine, Endemic
Cook Strait, off Stephen Island, 200 metres living on sponge
CE. Notoplax mariae (Webster, 1908)
Length 35mm, Width 18mm, Chiton, Marine, Endemic
North, South and Stewart Island. Low tide to about 40 metres
ACFE. Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872)
(=
oliveri Ashby)
Length 18mm, Width 10mm, Chiton, Marine, Endemic
North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands. 10-80 metres
ACFME. Notoplax violacea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Length 60mm, Width 35mm, Chiton, Marine, Endemic
North, South and Chatham Islands. Low tide on under sides of boulders
ACFME. Notoplax websteri (Powell, 1937)
Chiton, Marine, Endemic
Off Three Kings Islands, 92 metres
AE. Cryptoconchus porosus (Burow, 1815)
Length 75mm, Width 35mm, Chiton, Marine, Endemic
North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands
ACFME. Pseudotonicia cuneata (Suter, 1908)
Length 45mm, Width 22mm, Chiton, Marine, Endemic
North and northern part of South Island. Low tide to about 7 metres
ACE.