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Lepidopleurus fairchildi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Chitonida

Family
  
Leptochitonidae

Scientific name
  
Lepidopleurus fairchildi

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Suborder
  
Lepidopleurina

Genus
  
Lepidopleurus

Higher classification
  
Lepidopleurus

Lepidopleurus fairchildi is a species of chiton in the family Leptochitonidae.

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Distribution

This species is endemic to Australia's Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean south of New Zealand.

Habitat

This chiton lives on intertidal rocks.

References

Lepidopleurus fairchildi Wikipedia