Acanthochitona thileniusi

Acanthochitona thileniusi is a very rare species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae. The only specimens have been found in Tauranga Harbour in New Zealand.

Acanthochitona thileniusi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Acanthochitonidae
Genus: Acanthochitona
Species:
A. thileniusi
Binomial name
Acanthochitona thileniusi
(Thiele, 1909)
Synonyms

Acanthochites thileniusi Thiele, 1909

References

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  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1