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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 Island. Otago southwards. Stewart, Snares, Antipodes, Auckland and Campbell Islands
Geographical Range:
FAn
Notes:
Chiton, Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.23)

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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