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Ischnochiton cariosus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Polyplacophora

Family
  
Ischnochitonidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Neoloricata

Subfamily
  
Ischnochitoninae

Similar
  
Ischnochiton, Ischnochitonidae, Chiton

Ischnochiton cariosus, commonly known as the corroded ischnochiton, is a species of chiton in the Ischnochiton genus that lives under rocks in the intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of southern Australia and up the coast of Western Australia as far as Shark Bay. It is commonly found throughout its range and is often found with Ischnochiton torri. It grows to 35 mm long and has a pale-straw colour.

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Ischnochiton cariosus Wikipedia