Biology:Maorichiton

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Short description: Genus of molluscs


Maorichiton
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Mopalioidea
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Maorichiton

Iredale, 1914
Species

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Maorichiton is a defunct genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae.[1]

Species

Species within this genus included:

These two species are now recognized as a single species Plaxiphora caelata (Reeve, 1847)[2]

References

  1. Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1
  2. Cook, Steve De C., New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates Vol 1, Canterbury University Press, NZ 2010 ISBN:978-1877257-60-5

Wikidata ☰ Q16938360 entry