Ischnochiton mawsoni

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Ischnochiton mawsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Neoloricata
Suborder: Ischnochitonina
Family: Ischnochitonidae
Genus: Ischnochiton
Species: I. mawsoni
Binomial name
Ischnochiton mawsoni
Cotton, 1937

Ischnochiton mawsoni is a species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae.

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[edit] Distribution

This species is endemic to Australia's Macquarie Island.

[edit] Habitat

This chiton is found at about 70 m.

[edit] Description

The head valve and tail valve have 14 slits each.

Coloration is yellow ochre with purple longitudinal streaks.

Length is up to 10 mm, and the width is up to 5 mm.

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