| Sypharochiton | |
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| Sypharochiton pelliserpentis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Chitonidae |
| Genus: | Sypharochiton Thiele, 1893 |
| Type species | |
| Chiton pelliserpentis | |
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Sypharochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. Most species are endemic to the waters of New Zealand, except for Sypharochiton pelliserpentis which is found in both New Zealand and south-eastern Australia.
Species
- Sypharochiton aorangi (Creese & O'Neill, 1987)
- Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1835)
- Sypharochiton sinclairi (Gray, 1843)
- Sypharochiton themeropis Iredale, 1914
- Sypharochiton torri (Suter, 1907)
References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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