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]

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

References
  1. "Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. Peebles, B.A.; Smith, A.M. (2018). "Abrasion provides clues on a chiton taphonomic conundrum". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 496: 183–191. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.01.036.


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