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Plaxiphora Gray 1847

Maorichiton

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Maorichiton is a defunct genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae.^[1]

Species

Species within this genus included:

Maorichiton caelatus (Reeve, 1847)
Maorichiton schauinslandi (Thiele, 1909)

These two species are now recognized as a single species Plaxiphora caelata (Reeve, 1847)^[2]

References

^ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
^ Cook, Steve De C., New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates Vol 1, Canterbury University Press, NZ 2010 ISBN 978-1877257-60-5

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Maorichiton: Brief Summary

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Maorichiton is a defunct genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae.

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