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| Ischnochiton elongatus. Museum specimen | |
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| Ischnochiton elongatus (Blainville, 1825) | |
Ischnochiton elongatus, the Lengthened chiton or Elongate Chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae. [1] [2]
Ischnochiton elongatus can reach a length of 25–35 millimetres (0.98–1.38 in). [3] These medium-sized chitons are long oval shaped, with radiating, noduled ribs on the front valve and rows of bumps on the front edge. [4]
This species can be found in Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia). [5] [6]
It lives intertidally and subtidally under rocks and stones. [3]
Chitons are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora, formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized.
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.
Ischnochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran mollusc.
Ischnochiton mawsoni is a species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae. It is a Mollusc.
Ischnochitonidae is a family of polyplacophoran mollusc.
Ischnochiton torri, commonly known as Torr's ischnochiton, is a species of chiton in the genus Ischnochiton that lives under rocks in the intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of southern Australia. It is commonly found throughout its wide range, and is often found with Ischnochiton cariosus. It grows to 40 millimetres (1.6 in) long. Its back has an orange rim and a brown-scaled covering, with a cream-coloured stripe along its axis.
Ischnochiton cariosus, commonly known as the corroded ischnochiton, is a species of chiton in the genus Ischnochiton that lives under rocks in the intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of southern Australia and up the coast of Western Australia as far as Shark Bay. It is commonly found throughout its range and is often found with Ischnochiton torri. It grows to 35 mm long and has a pale-straw colour.
Ischnochiton lineolatus, commonly known as the Lined Ischnochiton is a species of chiton in the genus Ischnochiton that lives under rocks in the intertidal waters of southern and south-western Australia, from Bass Strait to the central west coast. It is commonly found throughout its wide range, and is often found with Ischnochiton cariosus. It grows to 40 mm long. Its back has a brown rim, and white scales with scattered brown dashes parallel with its axis.
Ischnochiton evanida is a species of chiton in the genus Ischnochiton of the family Ischnochitonidae.
Ischnochiton smaragdinus is a species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae.
Ischnochiton textilis, the textile chiton, is a medium-sized polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Ischnochitonidae, endemic to the coasts of South Africa and Namibia.
Ischnochiton oniscus, the dwarf chiton, is a small polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Ischnochitonidae, endemic to the coast of southern Africa.
Ischnochiton bergoti, the ribbed-scale chiton, is a small polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Ischnochitonidae, endemic to the west coast of southern Africa.
Ischnochiton comptus is a medium-sized polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Ischnochitonidae.
Acanthopleura echinata is a Southeast Pacific species of edible chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons.
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