Stenoplax conspicua | |
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Conspicuous chiton, South La Jolla State Marine Reserve, California | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Order: | Chitonida |
Family: | Ischnochitonidae |
Genus: | Stenoplax |
Species: | S. conspicua
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Binomial name | |
Stenoplax conspicua (
Pilsbry, 1892)
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Stenoplax conspicua, the conspicuous chiton, is a species of polyplacophoran mollusc belonging to the family Ischnochitonidae. [1] [2]
Stenoplax conspicua can reach a length of about 15.4 centimetres (6.1 in). These chitons may be gray, green and brown, commonly with pink in the middle of the valves. [3]
This species can be found in Mexico, Baja California. [4] It is found living in the intermediate and low tide zone behind tiny pebbles that are partially hidden in sand. [3]