Sypharochiton | |
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Sypharochiton pelliserpentis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Order: | Chitonida |
Family: | Chitonidae |
Genus: |
Sypharochiton Thiele, 1893 |
Type species | |
Chiton pelliserpentis | |
Species | |
See text |
Sypharochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. Most species are endemic to the waters of New Zealand, except for Sypharochiton pelliserpentis which is found in both New Zealand and south-eastern Australia.