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| synonyms = ''Chiton caelatus'' <small>Reeve, 1847</small><br>''Tonica zigzag'' <small>Hutton, 1872</small><br>''Chiton terminalis'' <small>Smith, 1847</small><br>''Plaxiphora caelatus'' <small>[[Suter]], 1913</small><br>''Plaxiphora lyallensis'' <small>Mestayer, 1921</small> |
| synonyms = ''Chiton caelatus'' <small>Reeve, 1847</small><br>''Tonica zigzag'' <small>Hutton, 1872</small><br>''Chiton terminalis'' <small>Smith, 1847</small><br>''Plaxiphora caelatus'' <small>[[Henry Suter|Suter]], 1913</small><br>''Plaxiphora lyallensis'' <small>Mestayer, 1921</small> |
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| Species: | M. australis
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Maorichiton caelatus is a species of chiton in the family Mopaliidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to the North and South islands of New Zealand.
Habitat
This chiton is found on exposed coastal rocks, from mid to low tide.
Description
The head valve is sculptured with eight radiating ribs, the median valves with a single rib on each side, separating the lateral areas from the central area. The whole surface is sculptured with meandering longitudinal riblets that are strongest at the sides, where they form a chevroned pattern.
Coloration of the valves is extremely variable, creamy-white, mottled, streaked, or zoned in dark-green or dark brown, and usually with a series of wedge-shaped markings tipping the crest of the valves. The interior of the valves are bluish-green. The girdle is dark brown.
Length is up to 43 mm, and the width is up to 22 mm.
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1