''Rhyssoplax'' is a
genus
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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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Chitonidae
Chitonidae is a family of chitons or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves. There are fifteen extant genera in three subfamilies.
Subfamilies and genera
Subfamilies and genera within th ...
,
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to Australia, New Zealand,
New Caledonia
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,
Norfolk Island
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, and the
Kermadec Islands
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.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Rhyssoplax'':
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Rhyssoplax aerea''
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Rhyssoplax aerea aerea''
( Reeve, 1847)
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Rhyssoplax aerea huttoni''
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, 1906)
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Rhyssoplax affinis''
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Rhyssoplax allanthomsoni''
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Rhyssoplax assurecta''
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Rhyssoplax baliensis''
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Rhyssoplax barnardi''
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Rhyssoplax bednalli''
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Rhyssoplax bullocki''
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Rhyssoplax burmana''
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Rhyssoplax calliozona''
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Rhyssoplax canaliculata''
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Rhyssoplax canariensis''
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Rhyssoplax corallina''
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Rhyssoplax coryphea''
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Rhyssoplax coxi''
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Rhyssoplax crawfordi
''Rhyssoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family (biology), family Chitonidae, endemism, endemic to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and the Kermadec Islands.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Rh ...
''
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Rhyssoplax densilirata''
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Rhyssoplax diaphora''
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Rhyssoplax discolor''
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Rhyssoplax duodeni''
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Rhyssoplax ectypa''
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Rhyssoplax exasperata''
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Rhyssoplax exoptanda''
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Rhyssoplax fossicius''
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Rhyssoplax fosteri''
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Rhyssoplax funerea''
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Rhyssoplax heterodon''
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Rhyssoplax jugosa''
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Rhyssoplax kimberi''
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Rhyssoplax komaiana''
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Rhyssoplax kurodai''
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Rhyssoplax linsleyi''
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Rhyssoplax macdonaldensis''
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Rhyssoplax maldivensis''
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Rhyssoplax mauritiana''
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Rhyssoplax octocostata''
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Rhyssoplax olivacea''
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Rhyssoplax orukta''
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Rhyssoplax peregrina''
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Rhyssoplax perviridis''
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Rhyssoplax phaseolina''
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Rhyssoplax polita''
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Rhyssoplax pulcherrima''
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Rhyssoplax pulvinata''
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Rhyssoplax rapaitiensis''
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Rhyssoplax relata''
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Rhyssoplax rhynchota''
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Rhyssoplax salihafui''
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Rhyssoplax speciosa''
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Rhyssoplax stangeri''
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Rhyssoplax subassimilis''
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Rhyssoplax tectiformis''
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Rhyssoplax torriana''
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Rhyssoplax translucens''
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Rhyssoplax tricostalis''
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Rhyssoplax vauclusensis''
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Rhyssoplax venusta''
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Rhyssoplax whitleyi''
References
;General
*
Powell A W B, ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
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Chitonidae
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