A rare and distinctive chiton, 22 to 45mm long, 11 to 22mm wide. The skirt/girdle is wide spongy with no scales, off white with fawn and/or green spots. The visible plates are narrow, light pink and smooth with a few dents or grooves. Each plate is a narrow wedge shape, waisted towards the front.
Found in the low intertidal zone to about 7m. Found on sand or empty shells. North Island, northern South Island.
Notoplax cuneata (Suter, 1907)
Tonicia cuneata (Suter, 1907) (original combination)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386600
New Zealand Mollusca, Marine Land and Freshwater Shells, A W B Powell, 1979
Places | Bluff, North Island, Otago |
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