Callistochiton edwini n. sp. (Callistoplacidae Pilsbry, 1893) a new species from the continental platform of Pernambuco, Brazil, South America is described and illustrated. Identification may be made by characteristic morphological aspect of shell and elements of girdle, which are peculiar to this species.
Callistochiton edwini; Polyplacophora; Callistoplacidae; Pernambuco