Onithochiton

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Onithochiton
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Onithochiton neglectus collected in Russell, New Zealand
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Suborder: Chitonina
Family: Chitonidae
Genus: Onithochiton
Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012
Type species
Chiton undulatus
Quoy and Gaimard, 1835 [1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • NodiplaxBeu, 1967
  • OnithellaMackay, 1933
  • OnithoplaxThiele, 1909
  • OnitochitonRochebrune, 1884 (Spelling variation)
  • PristochitonClessin, 1904
  • Tonicia (Onithoplax)Thiele, 1909

Onithochiton is a genus of chitons in the subfamily Toniciinae of the family Chitonidae, which is distributed from Australia and New Zealand to South Africa. [2]

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Species

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References

  1. O'Neill, M. H. B. (1985). "A review of the living New Zealand members of Onithochiton Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology . 12 (1): 141–154. doi: 10.1080/03014223.1985.10428273 .
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Onithochiton Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205084 on 2021-11-09

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