Snake-skin chiton

The English common name refers to the scaly girdle that surrounds that 8 articulated plates. Known as papatua in Maori.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
60/1919/16
Collection Class
Molluscs
Collection Area Region
Australia and New Zealand
Collector Excavator
Jewell, Miss Florence (from the collection of)
Common Name
snake-skin chiton
Simple Name
mollusc: shell
Period Classification
Victorian (1837-1901); Edwardian (1901-1914)

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CHITONIDAE: Sypharochiton pelliserpentis: snake-skin chiton