Ischnochiton elongatus

Ischnochiton elongatus
Ischnochiton elongatus. Museum specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Ischnochitonidae
Genus: Ischnochiton
Species:
I. elongatus
Binomial name
Ischnochiton elongatus
(Blainville, 1825)

Ischnochiton elongatus, the lengthened chiton or elongate chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae.[1][2]

Subspecies

  • Ischnochiton elongatus elongatus (Blainville, 1825)
  • Ischnochiton elongatus crispus (Reeve, 1847)

Description

Ischnochiton elongatus can reach a length of 25–35 millimetres (0.98–1.38 in).[3] These medium-sized chitons are long oval shaped, with radiating, noduled ribs on the front valve and rows of bumps on the front edge.[4]

Distribution

This species can be found in Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia).[5][6]

Habitat

It lives intertidally and subtidally under rocks and stones.[3]

References

  1. ^ WoRMS
  2. ^ Biolib
  3. ^ a b Molluscs of Tasmania
  4. ^ The Atlas of living Australia
  5. ^ Galli C.: WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
  6. ^ Australian Faunal Directory


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