• Source: Ischnochiton elongatus

Ischnochiton elongatus, the lengthened chiton or elongate chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae.




Subspecies


Ischnochiton elongatus elongatus (Blainville, 1825)
Ischnochiton elongatus crispus (Reeve, 1847)




Description


Ischnochiton elongatus can reach a length of 25–35 millimetres (0.98–1.38 in). These medium-sized chitons are long oval shaped, with radiating, noduled ribs on the front valve and rows of bumps on the front edge.




Distribution


This species can be found in Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia).




Habitat


It lives intertidally and subtidally under rocks and stones.




References

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• Ischnochiton elongatus
• Ischnochiton
• List of marine animals of Australia (temperate waters)
• List of the Cenozoic life of Florida