''Craspedochiton'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
chiton
Chitons () are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora ( ), formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized.
They are also sometimes known as sea cradles or coat-of-mail shells or suck ...
s in the
family
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Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitonidae is a family of marine mollusks belonging to the class Polyplacophora, commonly known as chitons. Species are widely distributed throughout the world's oceans, but are most commonly found in the shallow waters of the Pacific Oc ...
,
endemic
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to
New Zealand
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, the
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and
Australia
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.
Species
* ''
Craspedochiton aberrans''
(Odhner, 1919)
* ''
Craspedochiton cornutus''
(Torr & Ashby, 1898)
* ''
Craspedochiton elegans''
(Iredale)
* ''
Craspedochiton foresti''
(Leloup, 1965)
* ''
Craspedochiton hystricosus''
Kaas, 1991
* ''
Craspedochiton isipingoensis''
(Sykes, 1901)
* ''
Craspedochiton laqueatus''
(Sowerby, 1841)
* ''
Craspedochiton liberiensis''
Thiele, 1909
* ''
Craspedochiton petasa''
(Reeve, 1847)
* ''
Craspedochiton producta''
(Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1892)
* ''
Craspedochiton pyramidalis''
(Is. Taki, 1938)
* ''
Craspedochiton tesselatus''
Nierstrasz, 1905
Synonyms:
* ''Craspedochiton hemphilli''
(Pilsbry, 1893): Synonym of ''
Acanthochitona hemphilli''
(Pilsbry, 1893)
* ''Craspedochiton rubiginosus''
(Hutton, 1872): Synonym of ''
Notoplax rubiginosa
''Notoplax rubiginosa'' is a species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae, native to New Zealand. The species grows to long and wide. ''N. rubiginosa'' is known as the most common chiton from the Plio-Pleistocene in fossil records of New Z ...
''
(Hutton, 1872)
** ''
Craspedochiton rubiginosus oliveri''
(Ashby, 1926)
** ''
Craspedochiton rubiginosus rubiginosus''
(Hutton Hutton may refer to:
Places
;Antarctica
* Hutton Cliffs, Ross Island
* Hutton Mountains
;Australia
* Hutton Sandstone Formation
;Canada
* Hutton, Alberta, a locality
* Hutton, British Columbia, a railway point
* Hutton railway station, Brit ...
, 1872)
* ''
Craspedochiton tetricus''
(Carpenter in Dall, 1882): Synonym of ''
Craspedochiton laqueatus''
(Sowerby, 1841)
* ''
Craspedochiton variabilis''
( H. Adams & Angas, 1864): Synonym of ''
Craspedoplax variabilis''
( H. Adams & Angas, 1864)
References
OBIS*
*
Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
Acanthochitonidae
Extant Miocene first appearances
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