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Molluscs of Tasmania

Chitonidae – Chitoninae: Rhyssoplax orukta (Maughan, 1900) (‘orukta chiton’)

Synonym(s): oruktus Maughan, 1900.

Typical shell-length 7.0 mm. Lives intertidally and subtidally on rocks. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification
Class: Polyplacophora
Subclass: Chelodina
Order: Neoloricata
Superfamily: Ischnochitonina
Family: Chitonidae
Genus: Chiton
Rhyssoplax orukta
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Rhyssoplax orukta
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