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Chitonidae – Chitoninae: Chiton (Rhyssoplax) calliozonus Pilsbry, 1894 (‘beautiful-zoned chiton’)
Synonym(s): calliozonus Pilsbry, 1894.
Typical shell-length 70 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore under rocks and stones, especially those embedded in sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).
Classification
Class: Polyplacophora
Subclass: Chelodina
Order: Neoloricata
Superfamily: Ischnochitonina
Family: Chitonidae
Genus: Chiton
Localities for Chiton calliozonus
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