Rhyssoplax suteri

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Rhyssoplax suteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Suborder: Chitonina
Superfamily: Chitonoidea
Family: Chitonidae
Genus: Rhyssoplax
Species: R. suteri
Binomial name
Rhyssoplax suteri
(Iredale, 1910)
Synonyms

Chiton suteri Iredale, 1910

Rhyssoplax suteri is a rare species of chiton in the family Chitonidae.

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[edit] Distribution

This rare species is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.

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[edit] Description

The shell is small, similar to Rhyssoplax stangeri but with more sparse sculpture, in particular, there are only six to eight longitudinal grooves on each side of the central area, compared with about 15 on each side in stangeri.

Coloration is yellowish-white, tesselated with grey and green.

Length is up to 13 mm, and width up to 8 mm.

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