Rhyssoplax chathamensis

Taxobox
name = "Rhyssoplax chathamensis"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Polyplacophora
ordo = Chitonida
subordo = Chitonina
superfamilia = Chitonoidea
familia = Chitonidae
genus = "Rhyssoplax"
species = "R. chathamensis"
binomial = "Rhyssoplax chathamensis"
binomial_authority = (Dell, 1960)
synonyms = "Icoplax chathamensis" Dell, 1960

"Rhyssoplax chathamensis" is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand's Chatham Islands.

Habitat

This chiton is found on rocks at depths of about 25 m.

Description

The shell is of moderate size, coarsely sculptured with low, rounded nodules, arranged radially, and with vertical furrows on the central area.

Coloration is pinkish, with irregular darker markings. The nodules are white.

References

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