. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 376 LORICATES OF NEW CALEDONIAN REGION. III. Family CALLISTOCHITONIDAE. iii. Genus Lophochiton Ashby. 1923. 3. Lophochiton granifer (Hull). Callistochiton granifer Hull, Aust. Zool., iii., 1923, 161, pi. xxv., figs. 5-8. Palm Islands. Queensland. Type in Australian Museum. Lophochiton granifer (Hull). Iredale & Hull, Aust. Zool., iii., 1925, 356, pi. xl., figs. 9-13. Three examples only of this shell were collected, two near Onen Toro () and one at Ichio (East Coast). It is not considered necessary to add anything to the shell desc
. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 376 LORICATES OF NEW CALEDONIAN REGION. III. Family CALLISTOCHITONIDAE. iii. Genus Lophochiton Ashby. 1923. 3. Lophochiton granifer (Hull). Callistochiton granifer Hull, Aust. Zool., iii., 1923, 161, pi. xxv., figs. 5-8. Palm Islands. Queensland. Type in Australian Museum. Lophochiton granifer (Hull). Iredale & Hull, Aust. Zool., iii., 1925, 356, pi. xl., figs. 9-13. Three examples only of this shell were collected, two near Onen Toro () and one at Ichio (East Coast). It is not considered necessary to add anything to the shell descriptions already published in this journal, but the following observations made from a dried shell relate to the Sensory organs of the shell. (Observations made from a dried shell). The arrangement is confused and difficult to study. There are no ocelli. The megalaesthetes are elongated, and each one bears numerous micraesthetes (see fig). The micraesthetes have elongated peduncles. Megalaesthetes and micraesthetes —magnification IV. Family CRYPTOCONCHIDAE. iv. Genus Acanthochiton Gray, 1821. 4. Acanthochiton curiosus Iredale & Hull. Acanthochiton curiosus Iredale & Hull, Aust. Zool., iv., 1925, 87, pi. x., fig. 24. 25. Armit Island. Type in Queensland Museum. This shell is not common, but four examples were taken on He aux Canards, near Noumea. Its station there was similar to that in its Queens- land habitat, being under pieces of dead coral lying in muddy sand. When found, these four shells were under coral completely exposed and dry on the surface, the tide having receded, but there was plenty of moisture underneath to keep the girdles supplied with Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales; Royal Zoological Society of New South W
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