Lepidopleurus fairchildi

Lepidopleurus fairchildi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Lepidopleurida
Family:	Leptochitonidae
Genus:	Lepidopleurus
Species:	L. fairchildi
Binomial name
Lepidopleurus fairchildi Iredale & Hull, 1929
Synonyms
Lepidopleurus kerguelenensis Hedley, 1916 Terenochiton fairchildi Iredale & Hull, 1929

Lepidopleurus fairchildi is a species of chiton in the family Leptochitonidae.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Australia's Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean south of New Zealand.[1]

Habitat

This chiton lives on intertidal rocks.

References

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