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Species List for Genus: Acanthochitona
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Neoloricata (Subclass) > Chitonida (Order) > Acanthochitonina (Suborder) > Cryptoplacoidea (Superfamily) > Acanthochitonidae (Family) > Acanthochitona (Genus)
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  • Genus: Acanthochitona

  • Acanthochitona thileniusi (Thiele, 1909)
    Length 20mm, Width 10mm
    Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic
    North Island, Tauranga. Sandbank in middle of harbour
    A
  • Acanthochitona zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
    Length 31mm, Width 20mm
    Chiton, Hairy Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic
    North, South, Stewart and Auckland Islands. Intertidal under stones and in rock pools
    ACFAn
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