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Acanthochitona Gray, 1821
137613 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137613)
accepted
Genus
Chiton fascicularis Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Acanthochitona fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767) (type by monotypy)
Acanthochaetes Risso, 1826 (synonym and incorrect subsequent spelling of Acanthochites Risso, 1826)
Acanthochites Risso, 1826 (synonym)
Acanthochites (Meturoplax) Pilsbry, 1894 (synonym)
Acanthochiton Herrmannsen, 1846 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Acanthochites Risso, 1826)
Anisochiton P. Fischer, 1885 (synonym)
Chiton (Acanthochites) Risso, 1826 (synonym)
Chiton (Platysemus) Middendorff, 1847 (synonym)
Subgenus Acanthochitona (Lirachiton) Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †
Species Acanthochitona andegavensis Dell'Angelo, Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2018 †
Species Acanthochitona angelica Dall, 1919
Species Acanthochitona approximans (Hedley & Hull, 1912)
Species Acanthochitona armata (Pease, 1872)
Species Acanthochitona astrigera (Reeve, 1847)
Species Acanthochitona avicula (Carpenter, 1857)
Species Acanthochitona balcombiensis Ashby, 1939 †
Species Acanthochitona bednalli (Pilsbry, 1894)
Species Acanthochitona biformis (Nierstrasz, 1905)
Species Acanthochitona bisulcata (Pilsbry, 1893)
Species Acanthochitona bouvieri (Rochebrune, 1881)
Species Acanthochitona britayevi Sirenko, 2012
Species Acanthochitona brookesi Ashby, 1926
Species Acanthochitona brunoi Righi, 1971
Species Acanthochitona burghardtae R. N. Clark, 2000
Species Acanthochitona byungdoni Hong, Dell'Angelo & Van Belle, 1990
Species Acanthochitona casus Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †
Species Acanthochitona chapmani Ashby, 1925 †
Species Acanthochitona chauvereauensis Dell'Angelo, Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2018 †
Species Acanthochitona circellata (A. Adams & Reeve MS, Reeve, 1847)
Species Acanthochitona ciroi Righi, 1971
Species Acanthochitona complanata Hull, 1924
Species Acanthochitona condaoi Sirenko & Saito, 2017
Species Acanthochitona coxi (Pilsbry, 1894)
Species Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777)
Species Acanthochitona defilippii (Tapparone Canefri, 1874)
Species Acanthochitona discrepans (T. Brown, 1827)
Species Acanthochitona dissimilis Is. & Iw. Taki, 1931
Species Acanthochitona drunus Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †
Species Acanthochitona exquisita (Pilsbry, 1893)
Species Acanthochitona fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Acanthochitona ferreirai Lyons, 1988
Species Acanthochitona flebilis (Laws, 1950) †
Species Acanthochitona forsythensis Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †
Species Acanthochitona garnoti (Blainville, 1825)
Species Acanthochitona gatliffi Ashby, 1919
Species Acanthochitona globosa Dell'Angelo, Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2018 †
Species Acanthochitona granostriata (Pilsbry, 1894)
Species Acanthochitona hemphilli (Pilsbry, 1893)
Species Acanthochitona hirudiniformis (Sowerby I, 1832)
Species Acanthochitona imperatrix Watters, 1981
Species Acanthochitona intermedia (Nierstrasz, 1905)
Species Acanthochitona joallesi (Rochebrune, 1881)
Species Acanthochitona jucunda (Rochebrune, 1882)
Species Acanthochitona jugotenuis Kaas, 1979
Species Acanthochitona kimberi (Torr, 1912)
Species Acanthochitona lanae Sirenko & Saito, 2017
Species Acanthochitona leopoldi (Leloup, 1933)
Species Acanthochitona limbata Kaas, 1986
Species Acanthochitona lineata Lyons, 1988
Species Acanthochitona macrocystialis Ashby, 1924
Species Acanthochitona mahensis Winckworth, 1927
Species Acanthochitona mastalleri Strack, 1989
Species Acanthochitona minuta Leloup, 1980
Species Acanthochitona nigra Sirenko & Saito, 2017
Species Acanthochitona noumeaensis Leloup, 1941
Species Acanthochitona oblonga Leloup, 1981
Species Acanthochitona ostreaphila Sirenko & Saito, 2017
Species Acanthochitona pelicanensis Mackay, 1929
Species Acanthochitona penetrans Winckworth, 1933
Species Acanthochitona penicillata (Deshayes, 1863)
Species Acanthochitona pilosa Schmidt-Petersen, Schwabe & Haszprunar, 2015
Species Acanthochitona pilsbryi (Sykes, 1896)
Species Acanthochitona pilsbryoides Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †
Species Acanthochitona pygmaea (Pilsbry, 1893)
Species Acanthochitona quincunx Leloup, 1981
Species Acanthochitona retrojecta (Pilsbry, 1894)
Species Acanthochitona rhodea (Pilsbry, 1893)
Species Acanthochitona roseojugum Lyons, 1988
Species Acanthochitona rostratus (Ashby & Torr, 1901) †
Species Acanthochitona rubrolineata (Lischke, 1873)
Species Acanthochitona sabratus Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †
Species Acanthochitona saitoi Sirenko, 2012
Species Acanthochitona saundersi Gowlett & Zeidler, 1987
Species Acanthochitona savinkini Sirenko, 2012
Species Acanthochitona scutigera (Reeve, 1847)
Species Acanthochitona shaskyi Ferreira, 1987
Species Acanthochitona shirleyi Ashby, 1922
Species Acanthochitona sibogae (Thiele, 1909)
Species Acanthochitona spiculosa (Reeve, 1847)
Species Acanthochitona subrubicunda Leloup, 1941
Species Acanthochitona sueurii (Blainville, 1825)
Species Acanthochitona terezae Guerra Júnior, 1983
Species Acanthochitona thackwayi Ashby, 1924
Species Acanthochitona thileniusi (Thiele, 1909)
Species Acanthochitona trianguloides Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †
Species Acanthochitona variegata (Nierstrasz, 1906)
Species Acanthochitona venezuelana Lyons, 1988
Species Acanthochitona viridis (Pease, 1872)
Species Acanthochitona woodwardi Kaas & Van Belle, 1988
Species Acanthochitona worsfoldi Lyons, 1988
Species Acanthochitona zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Species Acanthochitona galapagana Watters, 1981 (nomen nudum)
Species Acanthochitona aberrans (Odhner, 1919) accepted as Craspedochiton aberrans (Odhner, 1919)
Species Acanthochitona alisonae Kaas, 1976 accepted as Notoplax alisonae (Kaas, 1976) (original combination)
Species Acanthochitona andersoni Watters, 1981 accepted as Americhiton andersoni (Watters, 1981)
Species Acanthochitona arragonites (Carpenter, 1857) accepted as Americhiton arragonites (Carpenter, 1857)
Species Acanthochitona balesae Abbott, 1954 accepted as Americhiton balesae (Abbott, 1954) (original combination)
Species Acanthochitona bonairensis Kaas, 1972 accepted as Acanthochitona fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Acanthochitona burhardtae [sic] accepted as Acanthochitona burghardtae R. N. Clark, 2000 (original misspelling (see note))
Species Acanthochitona communis (Risso, 1826) accepted as Acanthochitona fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767) (Synonym)
Species Acanthochitona crinitus (Pennant, 1777) accepted as Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777) (Spelling variation)
Species Acanthochitona curvisetosa (Leloup, 1960) accepted as Leptoplax curvisetosa (Leloup, 1960) (incorrect placement)
Species Acanthochitona elongata Kaas, 1972 accepted as Acanthochitona balesae Abbott, 1954 accepted as Americhiton balesae (Abbott, 1954)
Species Acanthochitona gracilis (Jeffreys, 1859) accepted as Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777) (synonym)
Species Acanthochitona hassleri Watters, 1990 accepted as Acanthochitona hirudiniformis (Sowerby I, 1832)
Species Acanthochitona interfissa Kaas, 1972 accepted as Choneplax lata (Guilding, 1829)
Species Acanthochitona jacquelinae A. G. Smith & Ferreira, 1977 accepted as Acanthochitona angelica Dall, 1919
Species Acanthochitona tabogensis A. G. Smith, 1961 accepted as Acanthochitona hirudiniformis (Sowerby I, 1832)
Species Acanthochitona zebra Lyons, 1988 accepted as Americhiton zebra (Lyons, 1988) (original combination)
» Species Acanthochitona (Lirachiton) inexpectus Ashby & Cotton, 1939 accepted as Lirachiton Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †
Species Acanthochitona achates (Gould, 1859)Species Acanthochitona andegavensis Dell'Angelo, Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2018 †
Species Acanthochitona angelica Dall, 1919
Species Acanthochitona approximans (Hedley & Hull, 1912)
Species Acanthochitona armata (Pease, 1872)
Species Acanthochitona astrigera (Reeve, 1847)
Species Acanthochitona avicula (Carpenter, 1857)
Species Acanthochitona balcombiensis Ashby, 1939 †
Species Acanthochitona bednalli (Pilsbry, 1894)
Species Acanthochitona biformis (Nierstrasz, 1905)
Species Acanthochitona bisulcata (Pilsbry, 1893)
Species Acanthochitona bouvieri (Rochebrune, 1881)
Species Acanthochitona britayevi Sirenko, 2012
Species Acanthochitona brookesi Ashby, 1926
Species Acanthochitona brunoi Righi, 1971
Species Acanthochitona burghardtae R. N. Clark, 2000
Species Acanthochitona byungdoni Hong, Dell'Angelo & Van Belle, 1990
Species Acanthochitona casus Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †
Species Acanthochitona chapmani Ashby, 1925 †
Species Acanthochitona chauvereauensis Dell'Angelo, Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2018 †
Species Acanthochitona circellata (A. Adams & Reeve MS, Reeve, 1847)
Species Acanthochitona ciroi Righi, 1971
Species Acanthochitona complanata Hull, 1924
Species Acanthochitona condaoi Sirenko & Saito, 2017
Species Acanthochitona coxi (Pilsbry, 1894)
Species Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777)
Species Acanthochitona defilippii (Tapparone Canefri, 1874)
Species Acanthochitona discrepans (T. Brown, 1827)
Species Acanthochitona dissimilis Is. & Iw. Taki, 1931
Species Acanthochitona drunus Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †
Species Acanthochitona exquisita (Pilsbry, 1893)
Species Acanthochitona fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Acanthochitona ferreirai Lyons, 1988
Species Acanthochitona flebilis (Laws, 1950) †
Species Acanthochitona forsythensis Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †
Species Acanthochitona garnoti (Blainville, 1825)
Species Acanthochitona gatliffi Ashby, 1919
Species Acanthochitona globosa Dell'Angelo, Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2018 †
Species Acanthochitona granostriata (Pilsbry, 1894)
Species Acanthochitona hemphilli (Pilsbry, 1893)
Species Acanthochitona hirudiniformis (Sowerby I, 1832)
Species Acanthochitona imperatrix Watters, 1981
Species Acanthochitona intermedia (Nierstrasz, 1905)
Species Acanthochitona joallesi (Rochebrune, 1881)
Species Acanthochitona jucunda (Rochebrune, 1882)
Species Acanthochitona jugotenuis Kaas, 1979
Species Acanthochitona kimberi (Torr, 1912)
Species Acanthochitona lanae Sirenko & Saito, 2017
Species Acanthochitona leopoldi (Leloup, 1933)
Species Acanthochitona limbata Kaas, 1986
Species Acanthochitona lineata Lyons, 1988
Species Acanthochitona macrocystialis Ashby, 1924
Species Acanthochitona mahensis Winckworth, 1927
Species Acanthochitona mastalleri Strack, 1989
Species Acanthochitona minuta Leloup, 1980
Species Acanthochitona nigra Sirenko & Saito, 2017
Species Acanthochitona noumeaensis Leloup, 1941
Species Acanthochitona oblonga Leloup, 1981
Species Acanthochitona ostreaphila Sirenko & Saito, 2017
Species Acanthochitona pelicanensis Mackay, 1929
Species Acanthochitona penetrans Winckworth, 1933
Species Acanthochitona penicillata (Deshayes, 1863)
Species Acanthochitona pilosa Schmidt-Petersen, Schwabe & Haszprunar, 2015
Species Acanthochitona pilsbryi (Sykes, 1896)
Species Acanthochitona pilsbryoides Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †
Species Acanthochitona pygmaea (Pilsbry, 1893)
Species Acanthochitona quincunx Leloup, 1981
Species Acanthochitona retrojecta (Pilsbry, 1894)
Species Acanthochitona rhodea (Pilsbry, 1893)
Species Acanthochitona roseojugum Lyons, 1988
Species Acanthochitona rostratus (Ashby & Torr, 1901) †
Species Acanthochitona rubrolineata (Lischke, 1873)
Species Acanthochitona sabratus Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †
Species Acanthochitona saitoi Sirenko, 2012
Species Acanthochitona saundersi Gowlett & Zeidler, 1987
Species Acanthochitona savinkini Sirenko, 2012
Species Acanthochitona scutigera (Reeve, 1847)
Species Acanthochitona shaskyi Ferreira, 1987
Species Acanthochitona shirleyi Ashby, 1922
Species Acanthochitona sibogae (Thiele, 1909)
Species Acanthochitona spiculosa (Reeve, 1847)
Species Acanthochitona subrubicunda Leloup, 1941
Species Acanthochitona sueurii (Blainville, 1825)
Species Acanthochitona terezae Guerra Júnior, 1983
Species Acanthochitona thackwayi Ashby, 1924
Species Acanthochitona thileniusi (Thiele, 1909)
Species Acanthochitona trianguloides Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †
Species Acanthochitona variegata (Nierstrasz, 1906)
Species Acanthochitona venezuelana Lyons, 1988
Species Acanthochitona viridis (Pease, 1872)
Species Acanthochitona woodwardi Kaas & Van Belle, 1988
Species Acanthochitona worsfoldi Lyons, 1988
Species Acanthochitona zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Species Acanthochitona galapagana Watters, 1981 (nomen nudum)
Species Acanthochitona aberrans (Odhner, 1919) accepted as Craspedochiton aberrans (Odhner, 1919)
Species Acanthochitona alisonae Kaas, 1976 accepted as Notoplax alisonae (Kaas, 1976) (original combination)
Species Acanthochitona andersoni Watters, 1981 accepted as Americhiton andersoni (Watters, 1981)
Species Acanthochitona arragonites (Carpenter, 1857) accepted as Americhiton arragonites (Carpenter, 1857)
Species Acanthochitona balesae Abbott, 1954 accepted as Americhiton balesae (Abbott, 1954) (original combination)
Species Acanthochitona bonairensis Kaas, 1972 accepted as Acanthochitona fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Acanthochitona burhardtae [sic] accepted as Acanthochitona burghardtae R. N. Clark, 2000 (original misspelling (see note))
Species Acanthochitona communis (Risso, 1826) accepted as Acanthochitona fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767) (Synonym)
Species Acanthochitona crinitus (Pennant, 1777) accepted as Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777) (Spelling variation)
Species Acanthochitona curvisetosa (Leloup, 1960) accepted as Leptoplax curvisetosa (Leloup, 1960) (incorrect placement)
Species Acanthochitona elongata Kaas, 1972 accepted as Acanthochitona balesae Abbott, 1954 accepted as Americhiton balesae (Abbott, 1954)
Species Acanthochitona gracilis (Jeffreys, 1859) accepted as Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777) (synonym)
Species Acanthochitona hassleri Watters, 1990 accepted as Acanthochitona hirudiniformis (Sowerby I, 1832)
Species Acanthochitona interfissa Kaas, 1972 accepted as Choneplax lata (Guilding, 1829)
Species Acanthochitona jacquelinae A. G. Smith & Ferreira, 1977 accepted as Acanthochitona angelica Dall, 1919
Species Acanthochitona tabogensis A. G. Smith, 1961 accepted as Acanthochitona hirudiniformis (Sowerby I, 1832)
Species Acanthochitona zebra Lyons, 1988 accepted as Americhiton zebra (Lyons, 1988) (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Gray, J.E. (1821). A natural arrangement of Mollusca, according to their internal structure. <em>London Medical Repository.</em> 15: 229-239.
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MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Acanthochitona Gray, 1821. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137613 on 2019-12-16
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original description
Gray, J.E. (1821). A natural arrangement of Mollusca, according to their internal structure. <em>London Medical Repository.</em> 15: 229-239.
page(s): 234 [details]
original description (of Anisochiton P. Fischer, 1885) Fischer P. (1880-1887). Manuel de Conchyliologie et de Paléontologie Conchyliologique. Paris, Savy pp. XXIV + 1369 + pl. 23. Fasc. 1: pp. 1-112 [21. 9. 1880]. Fasc. 2: pp. 113-192 [16. 3. 1881]. Fasc. 3: pp. 193-304 [28. 7. 1881]. Fasc. 4: pp. 305-416 [5. 5. 1882]. Fasc. 5: pp. 417-512 [21. 2. 1883]. Fasc. 6: pp. 513-608 [20. 12. 1883]. Fasc. 7: pp. 609-688 [30. 6. 1884]. Fasc. 8: pp. 689-784 [29. 1. 1885]. Fasc. 9: pp. 785-896 [31. 8. 1885]. Fasc. 10: pp. 897-1008 [30. 4. 1886]. Fasc. 11: pp. 1009-1369 [15. 6. 1887], available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340
page(s): 881-882 [details]
redescription Sirenko B.I. & Saito H. (2017). New species of chitons of the superfamily Cryptoplacoidea (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from Vietnamese waters. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4299(4): 451-506., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4299.4.1 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 234 [details]
original description (of Anisochiton P. Fischer, 1885) Fischer P. (1880-1887). Manuel de Conchyliologie et de Paléontologie Conchyliologique. Paris, Savy pp. XXIV + 1369 + pl. 23. Fasc. 1: pp. 1-112 [21. 9. 1880]. Fasc. 2: pp. 113-192 [16. 3. 1881]. Fasc. 3: pp. 193-304 [28. 7. 1881]. Fasc. 4: pp. 305-416 [5. 5. 1882]. Fasc. 5: pp. 417-512 [21. 2. 1883]. Fasc. 6: pp. 513-608 [20. 12. 1883]. Fasc. 7: pp. 609-688 [30. 6. 1884]. Fasc. 8: pp. 689-784 [29. 1. 1885]. Fasc. 9: pp. 785-896 [31. 8. 1885]. Fasc. 10: pp. 897-1008 [30. 4. 1886]. Fasc. 11: pp. 1009-1369 [15. 6. 1887], available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340
page(s): 881-882 [details]
redescription Sirenko B.I. & Saito H. (2017). New species of chitons of the superfamily Cryptoplacoidea (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from Vietnamese waters. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4299(4): 451-506., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4299.4.1 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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