Plaxiphora aurata campbelli

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Plaxiphora aurata campbelli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Polyplacophora Order: Neoloricata Suborder: Acanthochitonina Family: Mopaliidae Genus: Plaxiphora Species: P. aurata campbelli
Trinomial name
Plaxiphora aurata campbelli Filhol, 1880
Synonyms
Plaxifora campbelli Filhol, 1880 Plaxifora superba Pilsbry, 1893 Plaxifora aucklandica Suter, 1909 Plaxifora aurata Iredale and Hull, 1932

Plaxiphora aurata campbelli is a subspecies of chiton in the family Mopaliidae.

Contents 1 Distribution 2 Habitat 3 Description 4 References

[edit] Distribution

This subspecies is endemic to circum-sub-Antarctic islands.

[edit] Habitat

[edit] Description

Coloration is greenish to reddish-brown.

Length is up to 75 mm, and the width is up to 45 mm.

[edit] References

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1