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| genus = Eudoxochiton |
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| species = nobilis |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Mollusc]]a |
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| classis = [[Polyplacophora]] |
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| ordo = [[Chitonida]] |
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| subordo = [[Chitonina]] |
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| familia = [[Callochitonidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Eudoxochiton]]'' |
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| species = '''''E. nobilis''''' |
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| binomial = ''Eudoxochiton nobilis'' |
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'''''Eudoxochiton nobilis''''' is a large |
'''''Eudoxochiton nobilis''''', commonly called the '''noble chiton''', is a large [[chiton]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Callochitonidae]]. The Māori name is Rangitīra.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chiton, Noble |url=http://www.marinelife.ac.nz/species/821 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=www.marinelife.ac.nz}}</ref> |
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== Description and habitat == |
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Found in [[New Zealand]] on open rock surfaces within kelp beds, on boulders or occasionally in rockpools. Adults are the largest chitons native to New Zealand at up to 110mm long, are oval shaped and surrounded by a leathery girdle covered in short bristles. Colouring varies from dark brown to olive-green, with the valves often encrusted or eroded, numerous shell eyes dotting the surfaces. Juveniles appear very flat compared to mature forms, with valves cryptically covered in mottled hues of pink, brown, green and yellow, often found under rocks or boulders resting in sand or gravel. |
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== Distribution == |
== Distribution == |
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Endemic to New Zealand. Frequent from the low intertidal zone to 30m deep around the two main islands, [[Stewart Island / Rakiura|Stewart Island]], and the [[Chatham Islands|Chatham]] and [[Kermadec Islands]]. |
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[[List of marine molluscs of New Zealand|New Zealand]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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* [[Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell A. W. B.]], ''New Zealand Mollusca'', [[HarperCollins|William Collins Publishers Ltd]], Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN |
* [[Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell A. W. B.]], ''New Zealand Mollusca'', [[HarperCollins|William Collins Publishers Ltd]], Auckland, New Zealand 1979 {{ISBN|0-00-216906-1}} |
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* Cook, Steve De C., ''New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates Vol 1'', Canterbury University Press, NZ 2010 {{ISBN|978-1877257-60-5}} |
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[[Category:Callochitonidae]] |
[[Category:Callochitonidae]] |
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[[Category:Chitons described in 1843]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray]] |
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{{Chiton-stub}} |
{{Chiton-stub}} |
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Latest revision as of 09:37, 10 October 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Callochitonidae |
| Genus: | Eudoxochiton |
| Species: | E. nobilis
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| Eudoxochiton nobilis (Gray, 1843)
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Acanthopleura nobilis Gray, 1843 | |
Eudoxochiton nobilis, commonly called the noble chiton, is a large chiton of the family Callochitonidae. The Māori name is Rangitīra.[1]
Description and habitat
[edit]Found in New Zealand on open rock surfaces within kelp beds, on boulders or occasionally in rockpools. Adults are the largest chitons native to New Zealand at up to 110mm long, are oval shaped and surrounded by a leathery girdle covered in short bristles. Colouring varies from dark brown to olive-green, with the valves often encrusted or eroded, numerous shell eyes dotting the surfaces. Juveniles appear very flat compared to mature forms, with valves cryptically covered in mottled hues of pink, brown, green and yellow, often found under rocks or boulders resting in sand or gravel.
Distribution
[edit]Endemic to New Zealand. Frequent from the low intertidal zone to 30m deep around the two main islands, Stewart Island, and the Chatham and Kermadec Islands.
References
[edit]- ^ "Chiton, Noble". www.marinelife.ac.nz. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Cook, Steve De C., New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates Vol 1, Canterbury University Press, NZ 2010 ISBN 978-1877257-60-5
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