Ischnochiton torri
Appearance
Ischnochiton torri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Order: | Chitonida |
Family: | Ischnochitonidae |
Genus: | Ischnochiton |
Species: | I. torri
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Binomial name | |
Ischnochiton torri Iredale & May, 1916
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Ischnochiton torri, commonly known as Torr's ischnochiton, is a species of chiton in the genus Ischnochiton that lives under rocks in the intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of southern Australia.[1] It is commonly found throughout its wide range, and is often found with Ischnochiton cariosus.[1] It grows to 40 millimetres (1.6 in) long. Its back has an orange rim and a brown-scaled covering, with a cream-coloured stripe along its axis.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Wilson, Barry (2002). A handbook to Australian seashells : on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney: Reed New Holland. p. 26. ISBN 1876334428.