Callochiton mortenseni

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Callochiton mortenseni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Neoloricata
Suborder: Ischnochitonina
Family: Callochitonidae
Genus: Callochiton
Species: C. kapitiensis
Binomial name
Callochiton mortenseni
Odhner, 1924

Callochiton mortenseni is a species of chiton in the family Callochitonidae.

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[edit] Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand's Campbell Island.

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[edit] Description

The shell is moderately large, with a smooth surface except for small pits along the upper margin of the lateral areas.

Coloration is uniformly dark reddish-brown.

Length is up to 26 mm, and the width is up to 16 mm.

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