Description

Type species. Stenochiton juloides H. Adams & Angas, 1864 (= Chiton longicymba de Blainville, 1825), by monotypy. Genus distribution. South and Western Australia. Shallow subtidal up to 94 m, on the leaves of sea-grasses (Kaas & Van Belle 1994, Kaas et al. 2006 and own data).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Polyplacophora

Order: Chitonida

Family: Ischnochitonidae

Genus: Stenochiton

Species: Stenochiton H.Adams & Angas, 1864