Craspedochiton
Encyclopedia
Craspedochiton is a genus
of chiton
s in the family
Acanthochitonidae
, endemic to New Zealand
, the Philippines
and Australia
.
Genera
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of chiton
Chiton
Chitons are small to large, primitive marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora.There are 900 to 1,000 extant species of chitons in the class, which was formerly known as Amphineura....
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitonidae is a family of chitons.-Description:These small to large chitons are characterised by a broad girdle with erect tufts of up to ten large bristles. The coarsely granular valves of the shell are partially overlapped by the girdle. This girdle is all covered by coarse spines. The...
, endemic to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Species
- Craspedochiton cornutus (Torr & Ashby, 1898)
- Craspedochiton elegansCraspedochiton elegansCraspedochiton elegans is a chiton species in the genus Craspedochiton.-External links:*...
(Iredale) - Craspedochiton hemphilli
- Craspedochiton hystricosus Kaas, 1991
- Craspedochiton isipingoensis (Sykes, 1901)
- Craspedochiton laqueatus (Sowerby, 1841)
- Craspedochiton pyramidalis (Is. Taki, 1938)
- Craspedochiton pyramidalis (Taki, 1938)
- Craspedochiton rubiginosus oliveriCraspedochiton rubiginosus oliveriCraspedochiton rubiginosus oliveri is a subspecies of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(Ashby, 1926) - Craspedochiton rubiginosus rubiginosusCraspedochiton rubiginosus rubiginosusCraspedochiton rubiginosus rubiginosus is a subspecies of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae."Rubiginosus" is latin for "rusty or rust-colored". -References:...
(HuttonFrederick Wollaston HuttonCaptain Frederick Wollaston Hutton, FRS, was an English scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand.- Biography :...
, 1872) - Craspedochiton variabilis (H. AdamsHenry Adams (zoologist)Henry Adams was an English naturalist and conchologist.With his brother Arthur Adams, also a noted conchologist, he wrote three volumes, 1858.-References:...
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, 1864)