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Chiton gigas

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BPBM 196718Malacology

Chiton gigas

Animalia › Mollusca › Polyplacophora › Chitonida › Chitonidae

Collected by
J.R. Le B Tomlin; Joseph Swift EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →Jens Mathias Ostergaard Ex J.R. Le B. Tomlin →
Collector number
#403 XIV 255
Date
December 30, 1918
Locality
Africa; South Africa
Region
Africa
Record type
Preservedspecimen

Collected the same day

On December 30, 1918, J.R. Le B Tomlin; Joseph Swift Emerson also collected 7 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chiton gigas. BPBM 196718. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/196718.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026