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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Suborder:	Chitonina
Superfamily:	Chitonoidea
Family:	Chitonidae
Genus:	Onithochiton
Species:	O. neglectus
Subspecies:	O. neglectus neglectus
Trinomial name
*Onithochiton neglectus neglectus* Rochebrune, 1881
Synonyms
Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881 Chiton undulatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1835 Onithochiton astrolabei Rochebrune, 1881 Onithochiton semisculptus Pilsbry, 1893 Onithochiton undulatus Suter, 1913 Onithochiton neglectus Iredale, 1915

Onithochiton neglectus neglectus is a subspecies of chiton in the family Chitonidae. This subspecies is endemic to New Zealand, being mostly found at the East Coast of the North Island and the South Island. O. neglectus neglectus is a brooding chiton, which means that the eggs develop attached to the body of females.

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