Notoplax rubiginosa | |
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Specimen of preserved N. rubiginosa, labelled using a synonymous name | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Order: | Chitonida |
Family: | Acanthochitonidae |
Genus: | Notoplax |
Species: | N. rubiginosa |
Binomial name | |
Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872) | |
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Notoplax rubiginosa is a species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae, native to New Zealand. The species grows to 18 millimetres (0.71 in) long and 10 millimetres (0.39 in) wide. N. rubiginosa is known as the most common chiton from the Plio-Pleistocene in fossil records of New Zealand.
References
- ^ "Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- Peebles, B.A.; Smith, A.M. (2018). "Abrasion provides clues on a chiton taphonomic conundrum". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 496: 183–191. Bibcode:2018PPP...496..183P. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.01.036.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Notoplax rubiginosa |
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