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

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

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

References

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