Biology:Craspedochiton rubiginosus rubiginosus

Craspedochiton rubiginosus rubiginosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Suborder:	Acanthochitonina
Superfamily:	Cryptoplacoidea
Family:	Acanthochitonidae
Genus:	Craspedochiton
Species:	C. rubiginosus
Subspecies:	C. rubiginosus rubiginosus
Trinomial name
	Craspedochiton rubiginosus rubiginosus; (Hutton, 1872)
Synonyms
	Tonica rubiginosa Hutton, 1872; Notoplax foveauxensis Ashby, 1926; Acanthochiton foveauxensis kirki Ashby, 1926; Lophoplax finlayi Ashby, 1926

Short description: Subspecies of mollusc

Craspedochiton rubiginosus rubiginosus is a subspecies of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae.

"Rubiginosus" is Latin for "rusty or rust-colored".^[1]

References

Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1

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