Plaxiphora caelata is a small chiton in the family Mopaliidae, endemic to the main islands of New Zealand, Stewart Island and the Chatham Islands.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Zigzag Chiton being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Acanthochitona rubrolineata
- Acanthochitona garnoti
- Acanthochitona zelandica
- Plaxiphora albida
- Nuttallina californica
- Acanthochitona crinita
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Polyplacophora
- Order
- Chitonida
- Family
- Mopaliidae
- Genus
- Plaxiphora
- Species
- Plaxiphora caelata
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