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Plaxiphora obtecta P. P. Carpenter, 1882
848117 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:848117)
accepted
Species
Plaxiphora (Guildingia) obtecta P. P. Carpenter, 1882 · alternative representation
Plaxiphora (Plaxiphora) obtecta P. P. Carpenter, 1882 · alternative representation
Plaxiphora suteri Pilsbry, 1894 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Plaxiphora (Guildingia) obtecta P. P. Carpenter, 1882) Dall, W. H. (1882). On the genera of chitons. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 4: 279-291., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15663439
page(s): 288 [details]
page(s): 288 [details]
Type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native - endemic) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Plaxiphora obtecta P. P. Carpenter, 1882. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=848117 on 2026-09-08
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original description
(of Plaxiphora (Guildingia) obtecta P. P. Carpenter, 1882) Dall, W. H. (1882). On the genera of chitons. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 4: 279-291., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15663439
page(s): 288 [details]
original description (of Plaxiphora suteri Pilsbry, 1894) Pilsbry, H. A. (1894). Descriptive notices of new chitons - IV. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 8(1): 8–9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596970
page(s): 8 [details]
page(s): 288 [details]
original description (of Plaxiphora suteri Pilsbry, 1894) Pilsbry, H. A. (1894). Descriptive notices of new chitons - IV. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 8(1): 8–9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596970
page(s): 8 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Malacopics (Plaxiphora (Plaxiphora) obtecta P. P. Carpenter, 1893 New Zealand, Marlborough, Kai... (from synonym Plaxiphora (Plaxiphora) obtecta P. P. Carpenter, 1882)
To Malacopics (Plaxiphora obtecta P. P. Carpenter, 1893 New Zealand, Hawke's Bay, Hawke's Bay, col...
To Malacopics (Plaxiphora obtecta P. P. Carpenter, 1893 New Zealand, Hawke's Bay, Mahia)
To Malacopics (Plaxiphora obtecta P. P. Carpenter, 1893 New Zealand, Hawke's Bay, Hawke's Bay, col...
To Malacopics (Plaxiphora obtecta P. P. Carpenter, 1893 New Zealand, Hawke's Bay, Mahia)
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