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Hard, segmented shell. Initially reminiscent of a trilobite.
Intertidal rock platform at Cronulla Point.
Spotted on Mar 24, 2012
Submitted on Mar 24, 2012
5 Comments
It's definitely a chiton. There are 150 species of chiton in Australia, and 80 of those are endemic. Here's a guide to chitons in the Port Philip Bay area: http://portphillipmarinelife.net.au/sear...
Wow, cool. I've never seen one of those.
The skin around the outside looks similar to my spotting:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/817...
Mine was found in New Zealand but there is an Australian version with a different scientific name.
might be... Ischnochiton australis
I think this is called a chiton.