''Ischnochiton luteoroseus'' is a minute
species
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of
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 s ...
in the
family
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Ischnochitonidae
Ischnochitonidae is a family of polyplacophoran mollusc belonging to the superfamily Chitonoidea.
MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Ischnochitonidae Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespec ...
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[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ischnochiton luteoroseus Suter, 1907. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=387128 on 2021-03-22]
Distribution
This species is endemic to
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
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References
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Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
* Suter, H. (1907). Notes on New Zealand Polyplacophora, with descriptions of five new species. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 7: 293–298.
* Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
Ischnochitonidae
Chitons of New Zealand
Molluscs described in 1907
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