Eudoxochiton nobilis

Taxobox
name = "Eudoxochiton nobilis"
status =


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Polyplacophora
ordo = Chitonida
subordo = Chitonina
familia = Callochitonidae
genus = "Eudoxochiton"
species = "E. nobilis"
binomial = "Eudoxochiton nobilis"
binomial_authority = (Gray, 1843)
synonyms = "Acanthopleura nobilis" Gray, 1843
"Eudoxochiton huttoni" Pilsbry, 1893

"Eudoxochiton nobilis" is a large uncommon chiton of the family Callochitonidae.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand including the Kermadec Islands.

Habitat

This chiton is found on exposed coastal rocks at low tide level.

Description

"Eudoxochiton nobilis" is New Zealand's largest chiton, growing to 110 mm in length, with a width of 58 mm.

The colour of the shell and girdle is dark olive-brown, often pinkish towards the summit of the valves.

References

* Powell A. W. B., "New Zealand Mollusca", William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1