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| binomial_authority = [[Tom Iredale|Iredale]] and Hull, 1929 |
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| synonyms = ''Lepidopleurus kerguelenensis'' <small>Hedley, 1916</small><br>''Terenochiton fairchildi'' <small>[[Tom Iredale|Iredale]] and Hull, 1929</small> |
| synonyms = ''Lepidopleurus kerguelenensis'' <small>[[Charles Hedley|Hedley]], 1916</small><br>''Terenochiton fairchildi'' <small>[[Tom Iredale|Iredale]] and Hull, 1929</small> |
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Lepidopleurus fairchildi is a species of chiton in the family Leptochitonidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Australia's Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean south of New Zealand.
Habitat
This chiton lives on intertidal rocks.
Shell description
The shell is very small, narrowly elongate-ovate, with an almost smooth surface.
Coloration is pink.
Length is up to 8 mm, and the width is up to 4 mm.
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1