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Molluscs of Tasmania

Ischnochitonidae – Ischnochitoninae: Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) falcatus Hull, 1912 (‘sickle-shaped chiton’)

Synonym(s): falcatus Hull, 1912.
Typical shell-length 29 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore under rocks and stones. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS and VIC).

Classification
Class: Polyplacophora
Subclass: Chelodina
Order: Neoloricata
Superfamily: Ischnochitonina
Family: Ischnochitonidae
Subfamily: Ischnochitoninae
Genus: Ischnochiton
Ischnochiton falcatus
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Ischnochiton falcatus