title: Craspedochiton
text: # Craspedochiton
  
  Craspedochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, endemic to New Zealand, the Philippines and Australia.
  
  ## Species
  
  * Craspedochiton aberrans (Odhner, 1919)
  * Craspedochiton cornutus (Torr & Ashby, 1898)
  * Craspedochiton elegans (Iredale)
  * Craspedochiton foresti (Leloup, 1965)
  * Craspedochiton hystricosus Kaas, 1991
  * Craspedochiton isipingoensis (Sykes, 1901)
  * Craspedochiton laqueatus (Sowerby, 1841)
  * Craspedochiton liberiensis Thiele, 1909
  * Craspedochiton petasa (Reeve, 1847)
  * Craspedochiton producta (Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1892)
  * Craspedochiton pyramidalis (Is. Taki, 1938)
  * Craspedochiton tesselatus Nierstrasz, 1905
  
  Synonyms:
  
  * Craspedochiton hemphilli (Pilsbry, 1893): Synonym of Acanthochitona hemphilli (Pilsbry, 1893)
  * Craspedochiton rubiginosus (Hutton, 1872): Synonym of Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872)
     * Craspedochiton rubiginosus oliveri (Ashby, 1926)
     * Craspedochiton rubiginosus rubiginosus (Hutton, 1872)
  * Craspedochiton tetricus (Carpenter in Dall, 1882): Synonym of Craspedochiton laqueatus (Sowerby, 1841)
  * Craspedochiton variabilis (H. Adams & Angas, 1864): Synonym of Craspedoplax variabilis (H. Adams & Angas, 1864)
  