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''Stenoplax conspicua'', the conspicuous chiton, is a species of
polyplacophoran Chitons () are marine (ocean), marine molluscs of varying size in the class (biology), class Polyplacophora (), formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 Extant taxon, extant and 430 fossil species are recognized. They are also sometimes known ...
mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000  extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
belonging to the family
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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Description

''Stenoplax conspicua'' can reach a length of about . These chitons may be gray, green and brown, commonly with pink in the middle of the
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.Sam Hinto
Seashore Life of Southern California
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Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in Mexico, Baja California.Galli C.
WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
/ref> It lives in the middle and low tide zone under small rocks partially buried in the sand.


References

* Ischnochitonidae Molluscs described in 1892 {{Chiton-stub