Acanthochitona zelandica

Acanthochitona zelandica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Suborder: Acanthochitonina
Superfamily: Cryptoplacoidea
Family: Acanthochitonidae
Genus: Acanthochitona
Species: A. zelandica
Binomial name
Acanthochitona zelandica
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Synonyms

Chiton zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Acanthochoetes hookeri Gray, 1843
Acanthochiton zealandicus doubtessensis Ashby, 1926
Acanthochiton brookesi Ashby, 1926
Acanthochiton zelandicus amplificatus Iredale & Hull, 1930

Acanthochitona zelandica is a species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae.

Distribution

New Zealand

References

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