Ischnochiton granulifer

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Ischnochiton maorianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Neoloricata
Suborder: Ischnochitonina
Family: Ischnochitonidae
Genus: Ischnochiton
Species: I. granulifer
Binomial name
Ischnochiton granulifer
Thiele, 1909

Ischnochiton granulifer is a small species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae. It has not been seen since its original discovery.

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[edit] Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand, but its exact location is unknown.

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[edit] Description

According to the original description the whole surface of the valves is covered with rounded granules. The head valve has 13 slits, and the tail valve eight.

Coloration is variable. One example is uniformly yellowish, another whitish, indistinctly marbled and spotted with reddish-brown.

Length is up to 6 mm, and the width is up to 3.5 mm.

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