Ischnochiton elongatus
# Ischnochiton elongatus

Ischnochiton elongatus, the lengthened chiton or elongate chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae.

## Subspecies

* Ischnochiton elongatus elongatus (Blainville, 1825)
* Ischnochiton elongatus crispus (Reeve, 1847)

## Description

Ischnochiton elongatus can reach a length of 25–35 millimetres (0.98–1.38 in). These medium-sized chitons are long oval shaped, with radiating, noduled ribs on the front valve and rows of bumps on the front edge.

## Distribution

This species can be found in Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia).

## Habitat

It lives intertidally and subtidally under rocks and stones.

