Craspedochiton rubiginosus oliveri

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Craspedochiton rubiginosus oliveri
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C. rubiginosus
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C. rubiginosus oliveri
Trinomial name
Craspedochiton rubiginosus oliveri
(Ashby, 1926)
Synonyms

Notoplax oliveriAshby, 1926

Craspedochiton rubiginosus oliveri is a subspecies of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae.

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