| Ischnochiton smaragdinus | |
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| Ischnochiton smaragdinus. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Ischnochitonidae |
| Genus: | Ischnochiton |
| Species: | I. smaragdinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ischnochiton smaragdinus (Angas, 1867) | |
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Ischnochiton smaragdinus is a species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae. [1] [2]
Ischnochiton smaragdinus can reach a length of about 36 millimetres (1.4 in). [3]
This species is endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia). [3] [4]
These chitons live intertidally and subtidally under rocks and stones. [3]
Jean René Constant Quoy was a French naval surgeon, zoologist and anatomist.
Ischnochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran mollusc.
Ischnochiton maorianus, sometimes called the variable chiton, is a fast moving species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae, endemic to the main islands of New Zealand where it is abundant.
Ischnochiton granulifer is a small species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae.
Ischnochiton circumvallatus is a common medium-sized species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae, endemic to the southern South Island and the Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand where it habits exposed rocky shores down to the low intertidal zone. Coloured light buff to light green on both surfaces, occasionally with reddish brown. Moderately raised shell and narrow girdle which has small scales. Broods larvae along the sides of the body.
Ischnochitonidae is a family of polyplacophoran mollusc.
Plaxiphora albida, the White Plaxiphora chiton, is a species of chitons in the family Mopaliidae.
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.
Acanthochitona bednalli, the Bednall's chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae.
Ischnochiton elongatus, the lengthened chiton or elongate chiton, 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.
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