Ischnochiton comptus

Ischnochiton comptus is a medium-sized polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Ischnochitonidae.[1]

Ischnochiton (Haploplax) comptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Family:	Ischnochitonidae
Genus:	Ischnochiton[1][2]
Species:	I. comptus
Binomial name
Ischnochiton comptus (Gould, 1859)
Synonyms[1]
Chiton (Leptochiton) comptus Gould, 1859 (original combination) [3] Ischnochiton (Haploplax) comptus (Gould, 1859)(alternative representation)[4] Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) comptus (Gould, 1859)

The species is 30 mm in size.[5]

Distribution

Mainly distributed in the North Pacific region,[3] such as: South Korea, Taiwan,[5] Mainland China,[4][6] Japan especially in central Honshu.[1][2] Can be seen on rocks in intertidal zone and neritic zone.[5]

See also

• Ischnochiton boninensis[2]

References

1. Bouchet, P.; Marshall, Bruce (2016-07-20). "Ischnochiton comptus (Gould, 1859)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
2. Owada, M. (2016). "A new cryptic species distinguished from Ischnochiton comptus (Gould, 1859) (Polyplacophora: Ischnochitonidae) in central Honshu, Japan". Molluscan Research. 36 (4): 255–263. doi:10.1080/13235818.2016.1150772. S2CID 89548368.
3. Gould, A. A. (1859). "Descriptions of shells collected by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 7: 161–166. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.4821.
4. Schwabe, Enrico; Marshall, Bruce (2016-07-20). "Ischnochiton (Haploplax) comptus (Gould, 1859)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
5. "国际贝库：花斑锉石鳖" [International shell base: Ischnochiton (Haploplax) comptus] (in Chinese). 台湾贝类资料库. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
6. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu], ed. (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. pp. 1267 pp.