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Cryptoplax striata

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Species of mollusc

Cryptoplax striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Cryptoplacidae
Genus: Cryptoplax
Species: C. striata
Binomial name
Cryptoplax striata
(Lamarck, 1819)

Cryptoplax striata, commonly known as the striate leathery chiton is a species of chiton in the genus Cryptoplax that lives under rocks and in crevices in the intertidal and subtidal waters of southern Australia. It grows to 120 mm long and has a brown, leathery appearance with tiny non-articulated shell valves.

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Barry (2002). A handbook to Australian seashells : on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney: Reed New Holland. p. 26. ISBN 1876334428.
Taxon identifiers
Cryptoplax striata


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