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Acanthochitonidae – Acanthochitoninae: Acanthochitona retrojecta (Pilsbry, 1894) (‘tapered chiton’)
Synonym(s): retrojecta Pilsbry, 1894 rhodeus Pilsbry, 1893.
Typical shell-length 30 mm. Lives intertidally on rocks. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA). In Tasmanian waters, this species has been recorded from Flinders Island.
Classification
Class: Polyplacophora
Subclass: Chelodina
Order: Neoloricata
Superfamily: Acanthochitonina
Family: Acanthochitonidae
Subfamily: Acanthochitoninae
Genus: Acanthochitona
Localities for Acanthochitona retrojecta
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