2012年1月6日 星期五

Chaetopleura (Pallochiton) gemma 11.7mm

Phylum Mollusca 軟體動物門


Family Chaetopleuridae

Scientific name Chaetopleura (Pallochiton) gemma

Chinese name

Author Carpenter MS, Dall, 1879

Size 11.7mm

Description 11.7x6.6mm, Intertidal under rocks, California, USA.

AcknowledgementI would like to express my gratitude to my friend Bruno Anseeuw (BELGIUM) to enrich my shell collection. This specimen is one of his highly appreciated generosity gifts. Bruno is a passionate collector of this often neglected group (Polyplacophora) of Molluscs and his collection of Polyplacophora now counts about 450 worldwide species. In Alain Robin’s new book:Encyclopedia of Marine Bivalves, Including Scaphopods, Polyplacophora and Cephalopods, section of the Polyplacophora almost all come from his collection. The author came to photograph them at his home. So you can figure out how abundant are his collection of chitons.




















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