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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)
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  • Genus: Rhyssoplax

  • Rhyssoplax aerea (Reeve, 1847)
    Length 40mm, Width 23mm
    Chiton, Marine, Endemic
    North, South, Stewart and Auckland Islands. From low tide under stones in coastal situations
    ACFAnE.
  • Rhyssoplax canaliculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
    Length 26mm, Width 15mm
    Chiton, Marine
    North, South and Stewart Island
    ACFM
  • Rhyssoplax exasperata Iredale, 1914
    Chiton, Marine, Endemic
    Kermadec Islands. At shallow subtidal depths under stones
    KE.
  • Rhyssoplax stangeri (Reeve, 1847)
    Length 20mm, Width 12mm
    Chiton, Marine, Endemic
    North and South Island. At low tide and shallow water
    ACFE.
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