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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. [1] [2]

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). [3] These medium-sized chitons are long oval shaped, with radiating, noduled ribs on the front valve and rows of bumps on the front edge. [4]

Distribution

This species can be found in Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia). [5] [6]

Habitat

It lives intertidally and subtidally under rocks and stones. [3]

References


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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. [1] [2]

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). [3] These medium-sized chitons are long oval shaped, with radiating, noduled ribs on the front valve and rows of bumps on the front edge. [4]

Distribution

This species can be found in Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia). [5] [6]

Habitat

It lives intertidally and subtidally under rocks and stones. [3]

References



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