Notoplax violacea

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Notoplax violacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Suborder: Acanthochitonina
Superfamily: Cryptoplacoidea
Family: Acanthochitonidae
Genus: Notoplax
Species: N. violacea
Binomial name
Notoplax violacea
(Quoy and Gaimard, 1835)
Synonyms

Chiton violaceus Quoy and Gaimard, 1835
Chiton porphyreticus Reeve, 1847

Notoplax violacea is a species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae.

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[edit] Distribution

This species is endemic to the North, South, and Chatham islands of New Zealand.

[edit] Habitat

This chiton is found on the underside of stones at low tide.

[edit] Description

This is a large, very striking chiton, with its orange-vermillon fleshy girdle, and dark purplish, granulose valves, with a violet series of wedge-shaped markings down the crest of the shell.

Length is up to 60 mm, and width up to 35 mm.

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