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Molluscs of Tasmania

Lepidopleuridae: Leptochiton (Leptochiton) collusor (Iredale & Hull, 1925) (‘collusor chiton’)

Synonym(s): collusor Iredale & Hull, 1925.

Typical shell-length not yet determined. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW and TAS). In Tasmanian waters, this species is currently known only from a single record offshore from the north coast.

Classification

Class: Polyplacophora
Subclass: Chelodina
Order: Neoloricata
Superfamily: Lepidopleurina
Family: Leptochitonidae
Genus: Leptochiton

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no coastal locality records for this species currently available