Notoplax rubiginosa

Notoplax rubiginosa
	Specimen of preserved N. rubiginosa, labelled using a synonymous name
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Family:	Acanthochitonidae
Genus:	Notoplax
Species:	N. rubiginosa
Binomial name
	Notoplax rubiginosa; (Hutton, 1872)
Synonyms
	Acanthochiton foveauxensis Mestayer, 1926; Acanthochiton foveauxensis var. kirki Mestayer, 1926; Chiton rubiginosus Hutton, 1872; Craspedochiton rubiginosus (Hutton, 1872); Lophoplax finlayi Ashby, 1926; Macandrellus oliveri Mestayer, 1926; Notoplax (Amblyplax) foveauxensis Ashby, 1926; Notoplax (Amblyplax) oliveri Ashby, 1926; Tonicia rubiginosa Hutton, 1872 ;

Notoplax rubiginosa is a species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae, native to New Zealand. The species grows to 18 millimetres (0.71 in) long and 10 millimetres (0.39 in) wide.^[1] N. rubiginosa is known as the most common chiton from the Plio-Pleistocene in fossil records of New Zealand.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
^ Peebles, B.A.; Smith, A.M. (2018). "Abrasion provides clues on a chiton taphonomic conundrum". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 496: 183–191. Bibcode:2018PPP...496..183P. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.01.036.

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[WoRMS-1] "Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

[Peebles2018-2] Peebles, B.A.; Smith, A.M. (2018). "Abrasion provides clues on a chiton taphonomic conundrum". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 496: 183–191. Bibcode:2018PPP...496..183P. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.01.036.

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