Sypharochiton
Sign in to saveSypharochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. Most species are endemic to the waters of New Zealand, except for Sypharochiton pelliserpentis which is found in both New Zealand and south-eastern Australia.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassPolyplacophora
- OrderChitonida
- FamilyChitonidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 265
- Family
- Chitonidae
- Collections
- NMV
- Recorded in
- Australia, New Zealand
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- Parent taxon
- Chitonidae
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- Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (1063909) 01.jpg
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Sypharochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. Most species are endemic to the waters of New Zealand, except for Sypharochiton pelliserpentis which is found in both New Zealand and south-eastern Australia.
==Species== Sypharochiton aorangi (Creese & O'Neill, 1987) Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1835) Sypharochiton sinclairi (Gray, 1843) Sypharochiton themeropis Iredale, 1914 Sypharochiton torri (Suter, 1907)
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