Ischnochitonidae – Ischnochitoninae: Ischnochiton (Autochiton) virgatus (Reeve, 1848) (‘striped chiton’)
Synonym(s): virgatus Reeve, 1848.
Typical shell-length 11 mm. Lives intertidally and subtidally on rocks. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).
Classification
Class: Polyplacophora
Subclass: Chelodina
Order: Neoloricata
Superfamily: Ischnochitonina
Family: Ischnochitonidae
Subfamily: Ischnochitoninae
Genus: Ischnochiton