Ischnochiton smaragdinus

Ischnochiton smaragdinus
Ischnochiton smaragdinus. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Ischnochitonidae
Subfamily: Ischnochitoninae
Genus: Ischnochiton
Species: I. smaragdinus
Binomial name
Ischnochiton smaragdinus
(Angas, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Ischnochiton resplendens Bednall & Matthews, 1906
  • Ischnochiton smaragdinus funereus Ashby, 1924
  • Ischnochiton smaragdinus picturatus Pilsbry, 1894
  • Lophyrus smaragdinus Angas, 1867

Ischnochiton smaragdinus is a species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae. [1][2]

Description

Ischnochiton smaragdinus can reach a length of about 36 millimetres (1.4 in).[3]

Distribution

This species is endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia).[3][4]

Habitat

These chitons live intertidally and subtidally under rocks and stones. [3]

References

  1. ↑ WoRMS
  2. ↑ Biolib
  3. 1 2 3 Molluscs of Tasmania
  4. ↑ Australian Faunal Directory


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