Onithochiton
Encyclopedia
Onithochiton is a genus
of chiton
s in the family
Chitonidae
, which is distributed from Australia
and New Zealand
to South Africa
.
Genera
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of chiton
Chiton
Chitons are small to large, primitive marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora.There are 900 to 1,000 extant species of chitons in the class, which was formerly known as Amphineura....
s in the family
Family (biology)
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Chitonidae
Chitonidae
Chitonidae is a family of chitons or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves. There are fifteen extant genera in three subfamilies.-Subfamilies and genera:...
, which is distributed from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
Species
- Onithochiton ashbyi
- Onithochiton discrepans
- Onithochiton gotoi
- Onithochiton helenae
- Onithochiton hirasei
- Onithochiton literatus
- Onithochiton marmoratusOnithochiton marmoratusOnithochiton marmoratus is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
Wissel, 1904 - Onithochiton neglectus neglectusOnithochiton neglectus neglectusOnithochiton neglectus neglectus is a subspecies of chiton in the family Chitonidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
Rochebrune, 1881 - Onithochiton neglectus opiniosusOnithochiton neglectus opiniosusOnithochiton neglectus opiniosus is a subspecies of chiton in the family Chitonidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
IredaleTom IredaleTom Iredale was an English-born ornithologist and malacologist who had a long association with Australia, where he lived for most of his life. He was an autodidact who never went to university and lacked formal training...
and Hull, 1932 - Onithochiton neglectus subantarcticusOnithochiton neglectus subantarcticusOnithochiton neglectus subantarcticus is a subspecies of chiton in the family Chitonidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
SuterHenry SuterHenry Suter was a New Zealand zoologist, naturalist, palaeontologist, and malacologist.- Biography :...
, 1907 - Onithochiton quercinus
- Onithochiton rugulosus
- Onithochiton semisculptus
- Onithochiton societatis