This large chiton is common it has a flattened oval shaped body with 8 shell sections (valves) surrounded by a fleshy girdle. Usually dark green or green-blue in colour.

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Habitat Under rocks on most rock platforms, below mid tide level to depth of 12 m
Size Can grow up to arond 8cm
Origin Endemic
Distribution South-eastern Australia from SA to southern QLD including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
South-eastern Australia from SA to southern QLD including Tasmania
Habitat
Under rocks on most rock platforms, below mid tide level to depth of 12 m
Size
Can grow up to arond 8cm
Common Name Southern Chiton
Aliases Blue - Green Chiton,
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassPolyplacophora
SubclassNeoloricata
OrderChitonida
SuborderChitonina
FamilyIschnochitonidae
GenusIschnochiton
SpeciesIschnochiton australis
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