Rhyssoplax
Encyclopedia
Rhyssoplax is a genus
of chiton
s in the family
Chitonidae
, endemic to Australia
, New Zealand
, New Caledonia
, Norfolk Island
, and the Kermadec Islands
.
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...
Chitonidae
Chitonidae
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.-Subfamilies and genera:...
, endemic to 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...
, 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...
, New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
, Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance...
, and the Kermadec Islands
Kermadec Islands
The Kermadec Islands are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga...
.
Species
- Rhyssoplax aerea aereaRhyssoplax aerea aereaRhyssoplax aerea aerea is a subspecies of chiton in the family Chitonidae.-References:* Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(Reeve, 1847) (holotype) - Rhyssoplax aerea huttoniRhyssoplax aerea huttoniRhyssoplax aerea huttoni is a subspecies of chiton in the family Chitonidae, endemic to New Zealand.-References:* Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(Suter, 1906) - Rhyssoplax baliensis Bullock, 1989
- Rhyssoplax bednalli (Pilsbry, 1895)
- Rhyssoplax bernardi Ashby
- Rhyssoplax calliozona (Pilsbry, 1894)
- Rhyssoplax canaliculataRhyssoplax canaliculataRhyssoplax canaliculata is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
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& GaimardJoseph Paul GaimardJoseph Paul Gaimard was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.Along with Jean René Constant Quoy he served as naturalist on the ships L'Uranie under Louis de Freycinet 1817-1820, and L'Astrolabe under Jules Dumont d'Urville 1826-1829...
, 1835) - Rhyssoplax canariensis (d'OrbignyAlcide d'OrbignyAlcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology , palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropology....
, 1839) - Rhyssoplax chathamensisRhyssoplax chathamensisRhyssoplax chathamensis is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
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, 1960) - Rhyssoplax clavataRhyssoplax clavataRhyssoplax clavata is an uncommon species of chiton in the family Chitonidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(Suter, 1907) - Rhyssoplax corallina (Risso, 1826)
- Rhyssoplax corphea
- Rhyssoplax coxi
- Rhyssoplax crawfordi (Sykes, 1899)
- Rhyssoplax densilirata Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893
- Rhyssoplax diaphora IredaleTom IredaleTom 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...
& May, 1916 - Rhyssoplax discolor (Souverbie, 1866)
- Rhyssoplax exoptanda (Bednall, 1897
- Rhyssoplax funerea
- Rhyssoplax jugosa (Gould, 1846)
- Rhyssoplax kimberi (Ashby, 1929)
- Rhyssoplax kurodai (Taki & Taki, 1929)
- Rhyssoplax linsleyi Burghardt, 1973
- Rhyssoplax mauritiana QuoyJean René Constant QuoyJean René Constant Quoy was a French zoologist.Along with Joseph Paul Gaimard he served as naturalist aboard La Coquille under Louis Isidore Duperrey during its circumnavigation of the globe , and the Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville...
and GaimardJoseph Paul GaimardJoseph Paul Gaimard was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.Along with Jean René Constant Quoy he served as naturalist on the ships L'Uranie under Louis de Freycinet 1817-1820, and L'Astrolabe under Jules Dumont d'Urville 1826-1829... - Rhyssoplax olivacea (Spengler, 1797)
- Rhyssoplax orukta
- Rhyssoplax pulcherrima (Sowerby, 1841)
- Rhyssoplax spinosetatus Bergenhayn
- Rhyssoplax stangeriRhyssoplax stangeriRhyssoplax stangeri is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(Reeve, 1847) - Rhyssoplax suteriRhyssoplax suteriRhyssoplax suteri is a rare species of chiton in the family Chitonidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(IredaleTom IredaleTom 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...
, 1910) - Rhyssoplax torriana
- Rhyssoplax translucens
- Rhyssoplax tricostalis (Pilsbry, 1894)
- Rhyssoplax tulipa (QuoyJean René Constant QuoyJean René Constant Quoy was a French zoologist.Along with Joseph Paul Gaimard he served as naturalist aboard La Coquille under Louis Isidore Duperrey during its circumnavigation of the globe , and the Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville...
& GaimardJoseph Paul GaimardJoseph Paul Gaimard was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.Along with Jean René Constant Quoy he served as naturalist on the ships L'Uranie under Louis de Freycinet 1817-1820, and L'Astrolabe under Jules Dumont d'Urville 1826-1829...
, 1835) - Rhyssoplax vaulusensis
- Rhyssoplax venusta