Description ²

Size 9 to 10mm long, 4.5 to 6mm wide. Dark coloured appearing smooth but covered in wrinkled patterns.

Similar to the snakeskin chiton Sypharochiton pelliserpentis, but half the size.

Distribution ²

Restricted to very south of the South Island, Bluff, and Stewart Island.

References ²

New Zealand Mollusca, Marine Land and Freshwater Shells, A W B Powell, 1979

Synonyms ²

Chiton torri (Suter, 1907) (original combination)

http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724150

Sources and Credits

1. Tony Wills, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), uploaded by Tony Wills
2. (c) Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
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