Notoplax rubiginosa explained

Notoplax rubiginosa is a species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae, native to New Zealand. The species grows to 18mm long and 10mm wide.^[1] N. rubiginosa is known as the most common chiton from the Plio-Pleistocene in fossil records of New Zealand.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872) . . 26 July 2019.
2. Abrasion provides clues on a chiton taphonomic conundrum . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology . 2018 . 496 . 183–191 . 10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.01.036 . Peebles . B.A. . Smith . A.M.. 2018PPP...496..183P .