Maorichiton schauinslandi

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Maorichiton schauinslandi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Neoloricata
Suborder: Acanthochitonina
Family: Mopaliidae
Genus: Maorichiton
Species: M. schauinslandi
Binomial name
Maorichiton schauinslandi
(Thiele, 1909)
Synonyms

Plaxiphora schauinslandi Thiele, 1909

Maorichiton schauinslandi is a species of chiton in the family Mopaliidae.

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[edit] Distribution

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

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[edit] Description

This chiton is similar to Maorichiton caelatus but with stronger sculpture and with less variable coloration. Base colour is pale greenish or bluish, with longitudinal wavy streaks in dark brown, and sky blue in the valve interior. The girdle is olive brown.

Length is up to 47 mm, and the width is up to 23 mm.

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