Notoplax rubiginosa

Notoplax rubiginosa is a species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae, native to New Zealand. The species grows to 18 millimetres (0.71 in) long and 10 millimetres (0.39 in) wide.^[1] N. rubiginosa is known as the most common chiton from the Plio-Pleistocene in fossil records of New Zealand.^[2]

Phylum:Mollusca

Class:Polyplacophora

Order:Chitonida

Family:Acanthochitonidae

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Notoplax rubiginosa
Specimen of preserved N. rubiginosa, labelled using a synonymous name
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Family:	Acanthochitonidae
Genus:	Notoplax
Species:	N. rubiginosa
Binomial name
Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872)
Synonyms[1]
Acanthochiton foveauxensis Mestayer, 1926 Acanthochiton foveauxensis var. kirki Mestayer, 1926 Chiton rubiginosus Hutton, 1872 Craspedochiton rubiginosus (Hutton, 1872) Lophoplax finlayi Ashby, 1926 Macandrellus oliveri Mestayer, 1926 Notoplax (Amblyplax) foveauxensis Ashby, 1926 Notoplax (Amblyplax) oliveri Ashby, 1926 Tonicia rubiginosa Hutton, 1872

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