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Notoplax rubiginosa

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Species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae, native to New Zealand

Notoplax rubiginosa
Specimen of preserved N. rubiginosa, labelled using a synonymous name
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Acanthochitonidae
Genus: Notoplax
Species: N. rubiginosa
Binomial name
Notoplax rubiginosa
(Hutton, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Acanthochiton foveauxensis Mestayer, 1926
  • Acanthochiton foveauxensis var. kirki Mestayer, 1926
  • Chiton rubiginosus Hutton, 1872
  • Craspedochiton rubiginosus (Hutton, 1872)
  • Lophoplax finlayi Ashby, 1926
  • Macandrellus oliveri Mestayer, 1926
  • Notoplax (Amblyplax) foveauxensis Ashby, 1926
  • Notoplax (Amblyplax) oliveri Ashby, 1926
  • Tonicia rubiginosa Hutton, 1872

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

  1. ^ "Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. 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
Notoplax rubiginosa


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