| Callochiton septemvalvis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Ischnochitonidae |
| Genus: | Callochiton |
| Species: | C. septemvalvis
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| Binomial name | |
| Callochiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803
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Callochiton septemvalvis, the smooth European chiton[1] or smooth mail-shell[2] is a medium-sized species of polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Ishnochitonidae.[3] It was initially described by George Montagu in 1803[3][1] and can be found throughout Europe in shallow waters and several seas including the Mediterranean sea.[4][1]
- ^ a b c Harasewych, M. G.; Moretzsohn, Fabio (2010). The book of shells: a life-size guide to identifying and classifying six hundred seashells. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-226-31577-5.
- ^ "Smooth Mail-shell (Callochiton septemvalvis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ a b "MolluscaBase - Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803)". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-11-02.