Sypharochiton

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.

Sypharochiton
Sypharochiton pelliserpentis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Family:	Chitonidae
Genus:	Sypharochiton Thiele, 1893
Type species
Chiton pelliserpentis Quoy and Gaimard, 1835
Species
See text

Species

• Sypharochiton aorangi (Creese & O'Neill, 1987)
• Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1835)
• Sypharochiton sinclairi (Gray, 1843)
• Sypharochiton themeropis Iredale, 1914
• Sypharochiton torri (Suter, 1907)

References

• Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1