Eudoxochiton
Appearance
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Species: | E. nobilis
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Eudoxochiton nobilis (Gray, 1843)
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Acanthopleura nobilis Gray, 1843 |
Eudoxochiton nobilis is a large uncommon chiton of the family Callochitonidae.
Distribution
Endemic to New Zealand. Found from low intertidal zone to 30m deep around the two main islands, Stewart Island, and the Chatham and Kermadec Islands.
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1