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Ischnochiton elongatus

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Species of mollusc

Ischnochiton elongatus
Ischnochiton elongatus. Museum specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Ischnochitonidae
Genus: Ischnochiton
Species: I. elongatus
Binomial name
Ischnochiton elongatus
(Blainville, 1825)

Ischnochiton elongatus, the lengthened chiton or elongate chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae.

Subspecies

  • Ischnochiton elongatus elongatus (Blainville, 1825)
  • Ischnochiton elongatus crispus (Reeve, 1847)

Description

Ischnochiton elongatus can reach a length of 25–35 millimetres (0.98–1.38 in). These medium-sized chitons are long oval shaped, with radiating, noduled ribs on the front valve and rows of bumps on the front edge.

Distribution

This species can be found in Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia).

Habitat

It lives intertidally and subtidally under rocks and stones.

References

  1. WoRMS
  2. Biolib
  3. ^ Molluscs of Tasmania
  4. The Atlas of living Australia
  5. Galli C.: WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
  6. Australian Faunal Directory
Taxon identifiers
Ischnochiton elongatus


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