Stenoplax conspicua
| Stenoplax conspicua | |
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| Museum specimen of Stenoplax conspicua from California | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Superfamily: | Chitonoidea |
| Family: | Ischnochitonidae |
| Subfamily: | Ischnochitoninae |
| Genus: | Stenoplax |
| Species: | S. conspicua |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenoplax conspicua (Pilsbry, 1892) | |
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Stenoplax conspicua, the conspicuous chiton, is species of polyplacophoran mollusc belonging to the family Ischnochitonidae. [1][2]
Description
Stenoplax conspicua can reach a length of about 15.4 centimetres (6.1 in). These chitons may be gray, green and brown, commonly with pink in the middle of the valves.[3]
Distribution and habitat
This species can be found in Mexico, Baja California. [4] It lives in the middle and low tide zone under small rocks partially buried in the sand.[3]
References
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- ↑ WoRMS
- ↑ Biolib
- 1 2 Sam Hinton Seashore Life of Southern California
- ↑ Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base
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