MolluscaBase taxon details
Stenosemus nitens Sirenko, 2020
1430126 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1430126)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sirenko B.I. (2020). A chiton with shining shell (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from deep waters near Papua New Guinea. <em>Ruthenica.</em> 30(2): 87-91.
page(s): 88, fig. 1-4 [details]
page(s): 88, fig. 1-4 [details]
Type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Papua New Guinea, near the North-East coast of...
type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Papua New Guinea, near the North-East coast of New Guinea Island, 08°44’S, 151°48’E, depth 500 m [details]
Etymology Named from the Latin nitens, shining, referring to the surface of tegmentum in this species
Etymology Named from the Latin nitens, shining, referring to the surface of tegmentum in this species [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Stenosemus nitens Sirenko, 2020. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1430126 on 2025-09-11
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Sirenko B.I. (2020). A chiton with shining shell (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from deep waters near Papua New Guinea. <em>Ruthenica.</em> 30(2): 87-91.
page(s): 88, fig. 1-4 [details]
page(s): 88, fig. 1-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
