Chiton glaucus

Chiton glaucus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Suborder:	Chitonina
Superfamily:	Chitonoidea
Family:	Chitonidae
Genus:	Chiton
Species:	C. glaucus
Binomial name
Chiton glaucus (Gray, 1828)
Synonyms
Amaurochiton glaucus Iredale, 1914

Chiton glaucus, or the green chiton, is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons. It is the most common chiton species in New Zealand. The shell, consisting of eight valves surrounded by a girdle, is fairly large, up to 55 mm in length.

References

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

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