| Cryptoplax iredalei | |
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| Cryptoplax iredalei. Museum specimen | |
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| Family: | Criptoplacidae |
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| Species: | C. iredalei |
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| Cryptoplax iredalei E. Ashby, 1923 | |
Cryptoplax iredalei, the Iredale's fleshy-chiton, is a species of chiton in the cryptoplax genus. [1]
The typical shell-length of Cryptoplax iredalei can reach about 36 millimetres (1.4 in). [2] Body is narrow and flattened, oval shaped, with 8 shell sections or valves. The basic color is brown to red-brown, sometimes with light and dark bands. [3]
This species is endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia. These chitons can be found subtidally under rocks and stones. [2]
The name honours Tom Iredale.
Chitons are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora, formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized.
Haminoeidae, commonly known as the haminoeid bubble snail family, is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Haminoeoidea.
Tom Iredale was an English-born ornithologist and malacologist who had a long association with Australia, where he lived for most of his life. He was an autodidact who never went to university and lacked formal training. This was reflected in his later work; he never revised his manuscripts and never used a typewriter.
Ark clam is the common name for a family of small to large-sized saltwater clams or marine bivalve molluscs in the family Arcidae. Ark clams vary both in shape and size. They number about 200 species worldwide.
Cypraeidae, common name the cowries, is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies.
A mollusc valve is each articulating part of the shell of a mollusc. Each part is known as a valve or in the case of chitons, a "plate". Members of two classes of molluscs: the Bivalvia (clams) and the Polyplacophora (chitons) have valves.
Callochiton crocinus is a species of chiton or "sea cradle" in the family Callochitonidae. It occurs on the shores of the Australia-New Zealand region. Locally, it is known as "smooth chiton", but that name is elsewhere applied to other species.
Chitonidae is a family of chitons or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves. There are fifteen extant genera in three subfamilies.
Chitonida is an order of chitons.
Acanthochitonidae is a family of chitons, marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora.
Gazameda is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae.
Ransoniella punctata, common name the brown-spotted cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Cryptoplax is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs. The genus consists of the following living species:
Annachlamys is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae.
Calliotrochus marmoreus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Parisanda iredalei is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.
Cryptoplax striata, commonly known as the Striate Leathery Chiton is a species of chiton in the cryptoplax genus that lives under rocks and in crevices in the intertidal and subtidal waters of southern Australia. It grows to 120 mm long and has a brown, leathery appearance with tiny non-articulated shell valves.
Acanthopleura echinata is a Southeast Pacific species of edible chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons.
Brookula iredalei is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.
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