Notoplax rubiginosa | |
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Specimen of preserved N. rubiginosa, labelled using a synonymous name | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Order: | Chitonida |
Family: | Acanthochitonidae |
Genus: | Notoplax |
Species: | N. rubiginosa |
Binomial name | |
Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Notoplax rubiginosa is a species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae, native to New Zealand. The species grows to 18 millimetres (0.71 in) long and 10 millimetres (0.39 in) wide.[1] N. rubiginosa is known as the most common chiton from the Plio-Pleistocene in fossil records of New Zealand.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ↑ Peebles, B.A.; Smith, A.M. (2018). "Abrasion provides clues on a chiton taphonomic conundrum". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 496: 183–191. Bibcode:2018PPP...496..183P. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.01.036.
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