Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand
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Cryptoconchus porosus (Burrow, 1815)
The Colour of the Butterfly Chiton ranges from brown to bright orange,but the underside is often blue.Adults have 8 plates, juvenile 7 plates.The plates are almost completely covered by a fleshy nodular girdle.This chiton has a thick leathery skin.
Cryptoconchus porosus is a grazer and can be found in shallow water on outer exposed rocks.
Synonymised names:
Chiton leachi Blainville, 1825 · unaccepted
Chiton monticularis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 · unaccepted
Chiton porosus Blainville MS, Burrow, 1815 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cryptoconchus mucronatus Grant-Mackie & Chapman-Smith, 1971 † · unaccepted
Cryptoconchus stewartianus Rochebrune, 1882 · unaccepted
Cryptoplax depressus Blainville, 1818 · unaccepted
The Colour of the Butterfly Chiton ranges from brown to bright orange,but the underside is often blue.Adults have 8 plates, juvenile 7 plates.The plates are almost completely covered by a fleshy nodular girdle.This chiton has a thick leathery skin.
Cryptoconchus porosus is a grazer and can be found in shallow water on outer exposed rocks.
Synonymised names:
Chiton leachi Blainville, 1825 · unaccepted
Chiton monticularis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 · unaccepted
Chiton porosus Blainville MS, Burrow, 1815 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cryptoconchus mucronatus Grant-Mackie & Chapman-Smith, 1971 † · unaccepted
Cryptoconchus stewartianus Rochebrune, 1882 · unaccepted
Cryptoplax depressus Blainville, 1818 · unaccepted
