Ischnochiton smaragdinus is a species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae.[1][2]
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| Ischnochiton smaragdinus. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Ischnochitonidae |
| Genus: | Ischnochiton |
| Species: | I. smaragdinus
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| Ischnochiton smaragdinus (Angas, 1867)
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Description
editIschnochiton smaragdinus can reach a length of about 36 millimetres (1.4 in).[3]
Distribution
editThis species is endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia).[3][4]
Habitat
editThese chitons live intertidally and subtidally under rocks and stones.[3]
References
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