Chiton
(Rhyssoplax) crawfordi Sykes, 1899
This elliptical shaped chiton is carinated and slightly beaked. The
whole shell, which is variable in shades of pink, olive, and dark brown,
is smooth except for a series of pits and grooves in the central area
where it abuts the lateral area. The lateral area is strongly raised and
without sculpture except for minute decussation. The girdle has rather
large, imbricating scales.
Illustrated specimen is from the Burghardt Collection and was collected
by Alan Seccombe in False Bay, South Africa
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