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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHITONIDAE: TONICIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Chitonoidea (Superfamily)
> Chitonidae (Family)
> Toniciinae (Subfamily)
> Onithochiton (Genus)
> neglectus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Nodiplax Beu, 1967
=Onitochiton Rochebrune, 1884 (Spelling variation)
Synonymised Names:
=Chiton undulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
=Onithochiton astrolabei Rochebrune, 1881
=Onithochiton decipiens Rochebrune, 1882
=Onithochiton filholi Rochebrune, 1881
=Onithochiton marmoratus Wissel, 1904
=Onithochiton nodosus Suter, 1907
=Onithochiton semisculptus Pilsbry, 1893
=Onithochiton undulatus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1839)
Images: Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
Henderson Bay, Far North, found under a rock, low intertidal zone. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©tangatawhenua
Low tide under rock, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 25-30mm
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CHITONIDAE: TONICIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Chitonoidea (Superfamily)
> Chitonidae (Family)
> Toniciinae (Subfamily)
> Onithochiton (Genus)
> neglectus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Nodiplax Beu, 1967
=Onitochiton Rochebrune, 1884 (Spelling variation)
Synonymised Names:
=Chiton undulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
=Onithochiton astrolabei Rochebrune, 1881
=Onithochiton decipiens Rochebrune, 1882
=Onithochiton filholi Rochebrune, 1881
=Onithochiton marmoratus Wissel, 1904
=Onithochiton nodosus Suter, 1907
=Onithochiton semisculptus Pilsbry, 1893
=Onithochiton undulatus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1839)
Details: Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
Size/Grows to:
Length 47mm, Width 28mm
Distribution:
North, South, Stewart, Snares and Chatham Islands. Low tide on underside of boulders
Geographical Range:
ACFMAn
Notes:
Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • O'Neill, M.H.B. 1984 Morphological changes in Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881 (Mollusca: Chitonidae), and their taxonomic significance, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 11(1) (p.43)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.29)

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing 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
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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