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Species List for Genus: Rhyssoplax
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Neoloricata (Subclass) > Chitonida (Order) > Chitonoidea (Superfamily) > Chitonidae (Family) > Chitoninae (Subfamily) > Rhyssoplax (Genus)

  • Genus: Rhyssoplax

  • Rhyssoplax aerea (Reeve, 1847)
    Length 40mm, Width 23mm
    Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic, From low tide under stones in coastal situations
    Three Kings Islands, eastern and south-western North Island, South Island and Stewart Island, from 0-23m
  • Rhyssoplax canaliculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
    Length 26mm, Width 15mm
    Chiton, Marine
    North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands, from 4-71m
  • Rhyssoplax exasperata Iredale, 1914
    Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic, At shallow subtidal depths under stones
    Kermadec Islands, from 0m
  • Rhyssoplax stangeri (Reeve, 1847)
    Length 20mm, Width 12mm
    Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic, At low tide and shallow water
    North, South and Stewart Islands, from 0-89m
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