Ischnochiton comptus

Ischnochiton comptus is a medium-sized polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Ischnochitonidae.^[1]

Ischnochiton comptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Family:	Ischnochitonidae
Genus:	Ischnochiton
Species:	I. comptus
Binomial name
Ischnochiton comptus (Gould, 1859)
Synonyms[1]
Chiton (Leptochiton) comptus Gould, 1859 (original combination)[2] Ischnochiton (Haploplax) comptus (Gould, 1859)(alternative representation)[3] Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) comptus (Gould, 1859)

The species is 30 mm in size.^[4]

Distribution

Mainly distributed in the North Pacific region,^[2] such as: South Korea, Taiwan,^[4] Mainland China,^[3][5] Japan especially in central Honshu.^[1][6] Can be seen on rocks in intertidal zone and neritic zone.^[4]

See also

• Ischnochiton boninensis^[6]