Biology:Notoplax rubiginosa

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Short description: Species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae, native to New Zealand

Notoplax rubiginosa
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.115116 - Craspedochiton rubiginosus (Swainson MS, Hutton, 1872) - Acanthochitonidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Specimen of preserved N. rubiginosa, labelled using a synonymous name
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Acanthochitonidae
Genus: Notoplax
Species:
N. rubiginosa
Binomial name
Notoplax rubiginosa
(Hutton, 1872)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acanthochiton foveauxensis Mestayer, 1926
  • Mestayer, 1926 (Hutton, 1872)
  • Ashby, 1926 Tonicia rubiginosa
  • Lophoplax finlayi Hutton, 1872
  • Chiton rubiginosus Ashby, 1926
  • Macandrellus oliveri Acanthochiton foveauxensis var. kirki
  • Hutton, 1872 Mestayer, 1926
  • Notoplax (Amblyplax) foveauxensis Craspedochiton rubiginosus
  • Ashby, 1926 Notoplax (Amblyplax) oliveri

Notoplax rubiginosa is a species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae, native to New Zealand. The species grows to 18 millimetres (0.71 in) long and 10 millimetres (0.39 in) wide.[1] N. rubiginosa is known as the most common chiton from the Plio-Pleistocene in fossil records of New Zealand.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872)". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724144#distributions. Retrieved 26 July 2019. 
  2. ↑ Peebles, B.A.; Smith, A.M. (2018). "Abrasion provides clues on a chiton taphonomic conundrum". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 496: 183–191. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.01.036. Bibcode: 2018PPP...496..183P. 

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