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Cryptoplax Iredalei
''Cryptoplax iredalei'', the Iredale's fleshy-chiton, is a species of chiton in the genus ''Cryptoplax''. Description The typical shell-length of ''Cryptoplax iredalei'' can reach about . Body is narrow and flattened, oval shaped, with 8 shell sections or valves. The basic color is brown to red-brown, sometimes with light and dark bands. Distribution and habitat This species is endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia. These chitons can be found subtidally under rocks and stones. Etymology The name honours Tom Iredale Tom Iredale (24 March 1880 – 12 April 1972) was an English-born ornithologist and malacologist who had a long association with Australia, where he lived for most of his life. He was an Autodidacticism, autodidact who never went to university .... References Chitons Molluscs described in 1923 {{mollusc-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Ashby
Edwin Ashby (2 November 1861 – 8 January 1941) was an Adelaide based Australian property developer and a noted malacologist interested in chitonsWinckworth R. (1942). "Obituary. Edwin Ashby, 1861-1941". ''Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London'' 25(1): 2-4PDF and ornithologist. He was a founding member of the South Australian Ornithological Association (SAOA) in 1899, and of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1901 for which he served as president 1926. The avian genus ''Ashbyia'' (represented by the gibberbird ''Ashbyia lovensis'') was named for him by Gregory Mathews. Ashby owned a farm, which he called 'Wittunga', in the Adelaide Hills. In 1901, he began a formal English garden beside the main house, which was later developed botanically by his son, Arthur Keith Ashby; his son donated to garden to the State of South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiton
Chitons () are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora (), formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized. They are also sometimes known as gumboots or sea cradles or coat-of-mail shells or suck-rocks, or more formally as loricates, polyplacophorans, and occasionally as polyplacophores. Chitons have a shell composed of eight separate shell plates or valves. These plates overlap slightly at the front and back edges, and yet articulate well with one another. Because of this, the shell provides protection at the same time as permitting the chiton to flex upward when needed for locomotion over uneven surfaces, and even allows the animal to curl up into a ball when dislodged from rocks. The shell plates are encircled by a skirt known as a girdle. Habitat Chitons live worldwide, from cold waters through to the tropics. They live on hard surfaces, such as on or under rocks, or in rock crevices. Some species live quite hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cryptoplax
''Cryptoplax'' is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs.Kaas, P., van Belle R. A''Monograph of living chitons'' E. J. Brill Publishers 1985. The genus consists of the following living species:Bouchet, P.; Schwabe, E. (2012). Cryptoplax Blainville, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205298 on 2012-02-11 *'' Cryptoplax burrowi'' E. A. Smith, 1884 *'' Cryptoplax caledonicus'' Rochebrune, 1882 *'' Cryptoplax dawydoffi'' Leloup, 1937 *'' Cryptoplax dimidiata'' Ang, 1967 *'' Cryptoplax dupuisi'' Ashby, 1931 *'' Cryptoplax elioti'' Pilsbry, 1901 *'' Cryptoplax hartmeyeri'' Thiele, 1911 *'' Cryptoplax iredalei'' Ashby, 1923 *'' Cryptoplax japonica'' Pilsbry, 1901 *'' Cryptoplax larvaeformis'' Burrow, 1815 *'' Cryptoplax mystica'' Iredale & Hull, 1925 *'' Cryptoplax oculata'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 *'' Cryptoplax plana'' Ang, 1967 *'' Cryptoplax propior'' Is. & Iw. Taki, 1930 *'' Cryptoplax royana'' Iredale & Hull, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Iredale
Tom Iredale (24 March 1880 – 12 April 1972) was an English-born ornithologist and malacologist who had a long association with Australia, where he lived for most of his life. He was an Autodidacticism, autodidact who never went to university and lacked formal training. This was reflected in his later work; he never revised his manuscripts and never used a typewriter. Early life Iredale was born at Stainburn, Workington in Cumberland, England. He was apprenticed to a pharmacist from 1899 to 1901, and used to go bird watching and egg collecting in the Lake District with fellow chemist William Carruthers Lawrie. New Zealand Iredale emigrated to New Zealand following medical advice, as he had health issues. He may possibly have had tuberculosis. According to a letter to Will Lawrie dated 25 January 1902, he arrived in Wellington, New Zealand in December 1901, and travelled at once on to Lyttelton, New Zealand, Lyttelton and Christchurch. On his second day in Christchurch, he dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitons
Chitons () are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora (), formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized. They are also sometimes known as gumboots or sea cradles or coat-of-mail shells or suck-rocks, or more formally as loricates, polyplacophorans, and occasionally as polyplacophores. Chitons have a shell composed of eight separate shell plates or valves. These plates overlap slightly at the front and back edges, and yet articulate well with one another. Because of this, the shell provides protection at the same time as permitting the chiton to flex upward when needed for locomotion over uneven surfaces, and even allows the animal to curl up into a ball when dislodged from rocks. The shell plates are encircled by a skirt known as a girdle. Habitat Chitons live worldwide, from cold waters through to the tropics. They live on hard surfaces, such as on or under rocks, or in rock crevices. Some species live quite high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
