''Craspedochiton rubiginosus rubiginosus'' is a
subspecies of
chiton in the
family
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Acanthochitonidae.
"Rubiginosus" is
Latin
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for "rusty or rust-colored".
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References
* Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
Acanthochitonidae
Chitons of New Zealand
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