| 词条 | Dinoplax validifossus |
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| image = Dinoplax validifossus.jpg | name = Dinoplax validifossus | status = | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Mollusca | classis = Polyplacophora | ordo = Chitonida | familia = Chaetopleuridae | genus = Dinoplax | species = D. validifossus | binomial = Dinoplax validifossus | binomial_authority = Ashby, 1934 | synonyms = *Dinoplax gigas validifossus Ashby, 1934 }}Dinoplax validifossus, the Natal giant chiton, is a large polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Chaetopleuridae,[1] found on the western coast of southern Africa. It was originally considered a subspecies of the giant chiton.[2] DescriptionThis species is similar to the giant chiton, displaying large arched, grey or brown valves that may be heavily eroded. However, the hairs on its brown girdle are uniformly distributed rather than clumped. Adults may reach a total body length of 50–70 mm.[3] Distribution and habitatD. validifossus occurs along a stretch of the west coast of South Africa from the northern Transkei to KwaZulu-Natal. It is often encountered in small groups and inhabits sandy gullies.[3]References1. ^{{cite WoRMS |author=B. Marshall, E. Schwabe|year=2015|title=Dinoplax validifossus|id=386180|accessdate=29 December 2016}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q3797630}}{{chiton-stub}}2. ^{{cite journal|author=Edwin Ashby|title=VIII. Notes on the Chiton, Dinoplax gigas with descriptions of the juvenile and various varieties|journal=Durban Museum Novitates|volume=3|issue=4|year=1931|pages=77–79}} 3. ^1 {{cite book|last1=Branch|first1=G. M.|last2=Griffiths|first2=C. L.|last3=Branch|first3=M. L.|last4=Beckley|first4=L. E.|year=2010|title=Two Oceans: a Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa|publisher=Struik Nature|location=Cape Town}} 3 : Chaetopleuridae|Molluscs of Africa|Molluscs described in 1934 |
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