Acanthochitona zelandica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Order: | Chitonida |
Family: | Acanthochitonidae |
Genus: | Acanthochitona |
Species: | A. zelandica
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Binomial name | |
Acanthochitona zelandica | |
Synonyms | |
Chiton zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 |
Acanthochitona zelandica is a species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae, also sometimes known as the hairy, or "tufted", chiton.[1] It probably developed during the mid to late Pleistocene, and is endemic to New Zealand.[2]