Rhyssoplax stangeri

Taxobox
name = "Rhyssoplax stangeri"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Polyplacophora
ordo = Chitonida
subordo = Chitonina
superfamilia = Chitonoidea
familia = Chitonidae
genus = "Rhyssoplax"
species = "R. stangeri"
binomial = "Rhyssoplax stangeri"
binomial_authority = (Reeve, 1847)
synonyms = "Chiton stangeri" Reeve, 1847

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

Distribution

This species is endemic to the North Island and the northern half of the South Island of New Zealand. It is common in the Manukau Harbour.

Habitat

This chiton is found at low tide and in shallow water, on shells and under stones.

Description

The shell is small, similar to "Rhyssoplax canaliculata" but not so elevated. Sculpture is similar but with a wider smooth area at the .

Coloration is variable, usually pale green, longitudinally streaked, and irregularly spotted in darker green. The ground colour in some ranges from buff to orange-brown.

Length is up to 20 mm, and width up to 12 mm.

References

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