Craspedochiton

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Craspedochiton
Temporal range: Miocene–Recent [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Acanthochitonidae
Genus: Craspedochiton
Shuttleworth, 1853
Species

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Craspedochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, endemic to New Zealand, the Philippines and Australia.

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References

  1. van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN   90 6279 018 6.