Ischnochiton comptus

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

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

The species is 30 mm in size.[4]

Distribution

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

See also

  • Ischnochiton boninensis[6]

References

  1. Bouchet, P.; Marshall, Bruce (2016-07-20). "Ischnochiton comptus (Gould, 1859)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  2. 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.
  3. Schwabe, Enrico; Marshall, Bruce (2016-07-20). "Ischnochiton (Haploplax) comptus (Gould, 1859)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  4. "国际贝库:花斑锉石鳖" [International shell base: Ischnochiton (Haploplax) comptus] (in Traditional Chinese). 台湾贝类资料库. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  5. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu], ed. (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. pp. 1267 pp.
  6. 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.
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