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Taxonomy
Family:
ACANTHOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Acanthochitonina (Suborder)
> Cryptoplacoidea (Superfamily)
> Acanthochitonidae (Family)
> Acanthochitona (Genus)
> zelandica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Chiton (Acanthochiton) Hermannsen, 1846
Synonymised Names:
=Acanthochaetes hookeri Gray, 1843
=Acanthochiton brookesi Ashby, 1926
=Acanthochiton zelandicus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
=Acanthochiton zelandicus amplificatus Iredale & Hull, 1930
=Acanthochiton zelandicus doubtlessensis Ashby, 1926
=Chiton zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Images: Acanthochitona zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Under rocks at low tide, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 20mm
Out of water at low tide, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 15mm
Out of water at low tide, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 20mm
Taxonomy
Family:
ACANTHOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Chitonida (Order)
> Acanthochitonina (Suborder)
> Cryptoplacoidea (Superfamily)
> Acanthochitonidae (Family)
> Acanthochitona (Genus)
> zelandica (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Chiton (Acanthochiton) Hermannsen, 1846
Synonymised Names:
=Acanthochaetes hookeri Gray, 1843
=Acanthochiton brookesi Ashby, 1926
=Acanthochiton zelandicus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
=Acanthochiton zelandicus amplificatus Iredale & Hull, 1930
=Acanthochiton zelandicus doubtlessensis Ashby, 1926
=Chiton zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Details: Acanthochitona zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Size/Grows to:
Length 31mm, Width 20mm
Distribution:
North, South, Stewart and Auckland Islands. Intertidal under stones and in rock pools
Geographical Range:
ACFAnE.
Notes:
Chiton, Hairy Chiton, Marine, Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.30)

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
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil