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Molluscs of Tasmania

Ischnochitonidae – Callochitoninae: Callochiton elongatus May, 1920 (‘elongate chiton’)

Synonym(s): elongatus May, 1920.
Typical shell-length 11 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore on rocks. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS only).

Classification

Class: Polyplacophora
Subclass: Chelodina
Order: Neoloricata
Superfamily: Ischnochitonina
Family: Callochitonidae
Genus: Callochiton

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