MolluscaBase taxon details
Callochiton dentatus (L. Spengler, 1797)
385910 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:385910)
accepted
Species
Callochiton (Trachyradsia) castaneus (W. Wood, 1815) · unaccepted
Callochiton castaneus (W. Wood, 1815) · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton bicolor L. Spengler, 1797 · unaccepted
Chiton castaneus W. Wood, 1815 · unaccepted
Chiton cerasinus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Chiton dentatus L. Spengler, 1797 · unaccepted (original combination)
Chiton fulgetrum Reeve, 1847 · unaccepted
Chiton planatus L. Spengler, 1797 · unaccepted
marine
(of Chiton dentatus L. Spengler, 1797) Spengler, L. (1797). Udförlig beskrivelse over det mangeskkallede konkylie-slaegt, af Linneus kaldet Chiton med endeel nye arter og varieteter. <em>Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet.</em> 4: 62-103 pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273821
page(s): 88 [details]
page(s): 88 [details]
Type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope
type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Callochiton dentatus (Spengler, 1797). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385910 on 2025-09-13
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original description
(of Chiton dentatus L. Spengler, 1797) Spengler, L. (1797). Udförlig beskrivelse over det mangeskkallede konkylie-slaegt, af Linneus kaldet Chiton med endeel nye arter og varieteter. <em>Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet.</em> 4: 62-103 pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273821
page(s): 88 [details]
original description (of Chiton castaneus W. Wood, 1815) Wood, W. (1815). General conchology or a description of shells, arranged according to the Linnean system. London, John Booth. Vol. 1, lxi + 7 + 246 pp., 60 pl. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/131274 [details]
original description (of Chiton cerasinus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Chiton bicolor L. Spengler, 1797) Spengler, L. (1797). Udförlig beskrivelse over det mangeskkallede konkylie-slaegt, af Linneus kaldet Chiton med endeel nye arter og varieteter. <em>Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet.</em> 4: 62-103 pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273821 [details]
original description (of Chiton fulgetrum Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Chiton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pls 1-33 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pls. 1, 12-17, Mar. 1847; 2-9, Feb. 1847; 10, 11, 18, Apr. 1847; 19-25, May 1847; 26, Jul. 1847; 27, Oct. 1847; 28, Jan. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375560 [details]
original description (of Chiton planatus L. Spengler, 1797) Spengler, L. (1797). Udförlig beskrivelse over det mangeskkallede konkylie-slaegt, af Linneus kaldet Chiton med endeel nye arter og varieteter. <em>Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet.</em> 4: 62-103 pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273821
page(s): 91 [details]
basis of record Kaas P. & Van Belle R. A. (1985). Monograph of living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Vol. 1. Order Neoloricata: Lepidopleurina. <i>E. J. Brill/W. Backhuys eds. Leiden 244 pp.</i>: [details]
basis of record Strack, H. L. (1996). Report on a collection of South African chitons, including the description of a new <i>Lepidozona</i> species. <em>Basteria.</em> 59(4-6): 127-133. [15 January 1996].
page(s): 127. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 88 [details]
original description (of Chiton castaneus W. Wood, 1815) Wood, W. (1815). General conchology or a description of shells, arranged according to the Linnean system. London, John Booth. Vol. 1, lxi + 7 + 246 pp., 60 pl. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/131274 [details]
original description (of Chiton cerasinus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Chiton bicolor L. Spengler, 1797) Spengler, L. (1797). Udförlig beskrivelse over det mangeskkallede konkylie-slaegt, af Linneus kaldet Chiton med endeel nye arter og varieteter. <em>Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet.</em> 4: 62-103 pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273821 [details]
original description (of Chiton fulgetrum Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Chiton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pls 1-33 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pls. 1, 12-17, Mar. 1847; 2-9, Feb. 1847; 10, 11, 18, Apr. 1847; 19-25, May 1847; 26, Jul. 1847; 27, Oct. 1847; 28, Jan. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375560 [details]
original description (of Chiton planatus L. Spengler, 1797) Spengler, L. (1797). Udförlig beskrivelse over det mangeskkallede konkylie-slaegt, af Linneus kaldet Chiton med endeel nye arter og varieteter. <em>Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet.</em> 4: 62-103 pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273821
page(s): 91 [details]
basis of record Kaas P. & Van Belle R. A. (1985). Monograph of living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Vol. 1. Order Neoloricata: Lepidopleurina. <i>E. J. Brill/W. Backhuys eds. Leiden 244 pp.</i>: [details]
basis of record Strack, H. L. (1996). Report on a collection of South African chitons, including the description of a new <i>Lepidozona</i> species. <em>Basteria.</em> 59(4-6): 127-133. [15 January 1996].
page(s): 127. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | broad chiton [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Callochiton castaneus (W. Wood, 1815))
To Malacopics (Callochiton dentatus (Spengler, 1797) South Africa, Eastern Cape, East London)
To Malacopics (Callochiton dentatus (Spengler, 1797) South Africa, Eastern Cape, East London, Gonubie Mouth)
To Malacopics (Callochiton dentatus (Spengler, 1797) South Africa, Eastern Cape, East London)
To Malacopics (Callochiton dentatus (Spengler, 1797) South Africa, Eastern Cape, East London, Gonubie Mouth)
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