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Molluscs of Tasmania

Schizochitonidae: Loricella angasi (H. Adams, 1864) (‘Angas’ chiton’)

Synonym(s): angasi H. Adams & Angas, 1864.

Typical shell-length 90 mm. Lives intertidally and subtidally on rocks, but juveniles live under rocks and stones. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Polyplacophora
Subclass: Chelodina
Order: Neoloricata
Superfamily: Ischnochitonina
Family: Loricidae
Genus: Loricella

Localities for Loricella angasi
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