Ischnochiton luteoroseus

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Ischnochiton luteoroseus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Neoloricata
Suborder: Ischnochitonina
Family: Ischnochitonidae
Genus: Ischnochiton
Species: I. luteoroseus
Binomial name
Ischnochiton luteoroseus
Suter, 1907

Ischnochiton luteoroseus is a minute species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae.

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[edit] Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand's Bounty Islands.

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[edit] Description

The shell is small, elongate-ovate, minutely granulate, and uniformly pink or yellowish, with longitudinal pink bands. The head valve has eleven irregularly disposed slits, and the tail valve has eight.

Length is up to 5 mm, and the width is up to 3 mm.

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