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Cyanoplax keepiana

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Cyanoplax keepiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Lepidochitonidae
Genus: Cyanoplax
Species:
C. keepiana
Binomial name
Cyanoplax keepiana
Synonyms

Lepidochitona keepiana
Ischnochitona keepiana

Cyanoplax keepiana, also known as Keep's chiton, is a species of chiton native to the Pacific coast of North America.[1] According to the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro, Keep's chiton has "brilliant blue markings on its plates that can only be appreciated with a hand lens".[2] These small chitons, less than an inch long (18 mm), are usually found in fairly warm water in sandy or rocky tide pools located between Cayucos, California,[3] and the Revillagigedo Islands of Mexico.[4]

This species was described to science by S. Stillman Berry in 1948.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Cyanoplax keepiana (Keep's Chiton)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. ^ "Southern California Species: Chitons". Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  3. ^ Light, Sol Felty (2007). The Light and Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates from Central California to Oregon. University of California Press. p. 711. ISBN 978-0-520-23939-5.
  4. ^ Sept, J. Duane (2023-07-29). The New Beachcomber's Guide to Seashore Life of California: Completely Revised and Expanded. Harbour Publishing. ISBN 978-1-990776-08-3.
  5. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Cyanoplax keepiana (S. S. Berry, 1948). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386417 on 2024-03-28