Ischnochiton elongatus

Ischnochiton elongatus, the Lengthened chiton or Elongate Chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae.[1][2]

Ischnochiton elongatus
Ischnochiton elongatus. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Polyplacophora
Order:
Chitonida
Family:
Ischnochitonidae
Subfamily:
Ischnochitoninae
Genus:
Ischnochiton
Species:
I. elongatus
Binomial name
Ischnochiton elongatus
(Blainville, 1825)

Subspecies
  • Ischnochiton elongatus elongatus (Blainville, 1825)
  • Ischnochiton elongatus crispus (Reeve, 1847)

Description

Ischnochiton elongatus can reach a length of 25–35 millimetres (0.98–1.38 in).[3] These medium-sized chitons are long oval shaped, with radiating, noduled ribs on the front valve and rows of bumps on the front edge.[4]

Distribution

This species can be found in Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia).[5][6]

Habitat

It lives intertidally and subtidally under rocks and stones.[3]

References
  1. WoRMS
  2. Biolib
  3. Molluscs of Tasmania
  4. The Atlas of living Australia
  5. Galli C.: WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
  6. Australian Faunal Directory


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