Acanthochitona zelandica

Acanthochitona zelandica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Acanthochitonidae
Genus: Acanthochitona
Species:
A. zelandica
Binomial name
Acanthochitona zelandica
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Synonyms

Chiton zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Acanthochoetes hookeri Gray, 1843
Acanthochiton zealandicus doubtessensis Ashby, 1926
Acanthochiton brookesi Ashby, 1926
Acanthochiton zelandicus amplificatus Iredale & Hull, 1930

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]

  1. ^ Morley, Margaret S.; Hayward, Bruce W. (September 1999). "Intertidal survey of Piha and Mercer Bay, west coast of Auckland, January to March 1998". Poirieria. 24: 13–19. ISSN 0032-2377. Wikidata Q115467665.
  2. ^ "Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca". www.gns.cri.nz. Retrieved 2018-02-27.