WoRMS taxon details
Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777)
138675 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138675)
accepted
Species
Acanthochaetes vulgaris Leach, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym ( )
Acanthochites adansoni Rochebrune, 1881 · unaccepted
Acanthochites aeneus sensu Monterosato, 1879 · unaccepted > misapplication (not Risso, 1826)
Acanthochites carinatus Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Acanthochites fascicularis var. cinnabrina Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906 · unaccepted (synonym)
Acanthochites fascicularis var. fusca Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906 · unaccepted (synonym)
Acanthochites fascicularis var. lutescens Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906 · unaccepted (synonym)
Acanthochiton adansoni (Rochebrune, 1881) · unaccepted
Acanthochiton hispidus K. van W. Palmer, 1945 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Acanthochitona crinita crinita (Pennant, 1777) · unaccepted
Acanthochitona crinitus (Pennant, 1777) · unaccepted (Spelling variation)
Acanthochitona gracilis (Jeffreys, 1859) · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton crinitus Pennant, 1777 · unaccepted (original combination)
Chiton fascicularis var. attenuata Jeffreys, 1865 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton fascicularis var. minor R. A. Philippi, 1836 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton onyx Spengler, 1797 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Acanthochitona crinita crinita (Pennant, 1777) accepted as Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Chiton crinitus Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 71; pl. 36 fig. 1, A1 [details]
page(s): 71; pl. 36 fig. 1, A1 [details]
Taxonomy Confusion about the name: A. communis and A. crinita wered referred to as Chiton fascicularis according to Van Belle...
Taxonomy Confusion about the name: A. communis and A. crinita wered referred to as Chiton fascicularis according to Van Belle (1982) and Van Aartsen et al. (1984) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138675 on 2025-07-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chiton onyx 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): 95 [details]
original description (of Acanthochites carinatus Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): Vol. 4: 269. [details]
original description (of Acanthochaetes vulgaris Leach, 1852) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp. (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076
page(s): 229; pl. 10 fig. 8 [details]
original description (of Acanthochites aeneus sensu Monterosato, 1879) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1879). Enumerazione e sinonimia delle conchiglie mediterranee - Monografia dei Chitonidi del Mediterraneo. <em>Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche, Palermo.</em> 14: 9–31 [December 31st, 1879]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35334047
page(s): 30 [details]
original description (of Chiton crinitus Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 71; pl. 36 fig. 1, A1 [details]
original description (of Chiton fascicularis var. attenuata Jeffreys, 1865) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 212 [details]
original description (of Chiton fascicularis var. minor R. A. Philippi, 1836) Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803 [details]
original description (of Acanthochites fascicularis var. fusca Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906) Dautzenberg, Ph.; Durouchoux, P. (1906). Supplément à la faune malacologique des environs de Saint-Malo. Feuille jeunes nat. 36: 39-45, 53-60, 73-77 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Acanthochites fascicularis var. cinnabrina Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906) Dautzenberg, Ph.; Durouchoux, P. (1906). Supplément à la faune malacologique des environs de Saint-Malo. Feuille jeunes nat. 36: 39-45, 53-60, 73-77 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Acanthochites fascicularis var. lutescens Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906) Dautzenberg, Ph.; Durouchoux, P. (1906). Supplément à la faune malacologique des environs de Saint-Malo. Feuille jeunes nat. 36: 39-45, 53-60, 73-77 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Acanthochites adansoni Rochebrune, 1881) Rochebrune, A.T. de. (1881). Diagnoses specierum novarum familiae Chitonidarum, I. Species africanae. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 29(1): 42-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15856094 [details]
original description (of Acanthochiton hispidus K. van W. Palmer, 1945) Palmer, K. v. W. (1945). Molluscan types in the Carpenter Collection in the Redpath Museum. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 58(3): 97-102., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517330
page(s): 102 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 95 [details]
original description (of Acanthochites carinatus Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): Vol. 4: 269. [details]
original description (of Acanthochaetes vulgaris Leach, 1852) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp. (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076
page(s): 229; pl. 10 fig. 8 [details]
original description (of Acanthochites aeneus sensu Monterosato, 1879) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1879). Enumerazione e sinonimia delle conchiglie mediterranee - Monografia dei Chitonidi del Mediterraneo. <em>Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche, Palermo.</em> 14: 9–31 [December 31st, 1879]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35334047
page(s): 30 [details]
original description (of Chiton crinitus Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 71; pl. 36 fig. 1, A1 [details]
original description (of Chiton fascicularis var. attenuata Jeffreys, 1865) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 212 [details]
original description (of Chiton fascicularis var. minor R. A. Philippi, 1836) Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803 [details]
original description (of Acanthochites fascicularis var. fusca Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906) Dautzenberg, Ph.; Durouchoux, P. (1906). Supplément à la faune malacologique des environs de Saint-Malo. Feuille jeunes nat. 36: 39-45, 53-60, 73-77 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Acanthochites fascicularis var. cinnabrina Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906) Dautzenberg, Ph.; Durouchoux, P. (1906). Supplément à la faune malacologique des environs de Saint-Malo. Feuille jeunes nat. 36: 39-45, 53-60, 73-77 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Acanthochites fascicularis var. lutescens Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906) Dautzenberg, Ph.; Durouchoux, P. (1906). Supplément à la faune malacologique des environs de Saint-Malo. Feuille jeunes nat. 36: 39-45, 53-60, 73-77 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Acanthochites adansoni Rochebrune, 1881) Rochebrune, A.T. de. (1881). Diagnoses specierum novarum familiae Chitonidarum, I. Species africanae. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 29(1): 42-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15856094 [details]
original description (of Acanthochiton hispidus K. van W. Palmer, 1945) Palmer, K. v. W. (1945). Molluscan types in the Carpenter Collection in the Redpath Museum. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 58(3): 97-102., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517330
page(s): 102 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Bonfitto, A., Dell'Angelo, B., Evangelisti, F. & Sabelli, B. (2011). The genus Acanthochitona (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in the Mediterranean Sea: morphological and molecular data. Scientia Marina 75(1): 171–180., available online at https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1241/1309 [details]
Other
additional source
Amati B. & Oliverio M. (2019). First record of <i>Acanthochitona pilosa</i> Schmidt-Petersen, Schwabe & Haszprunar, 2015 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in Spain and Algeria. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 55(2): 140-144.
page(s): 142, figs 2A, 3 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Lesport, J. F.; Cluzaud, A.; Sosso, M. (2020). The Oligocene to Miocene chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) of the Aquitaine Basin, soutwestern France, and Ligerian Basin, western France. Part 2: Lepidochitonidae, Tonicellidae, Acanthochitonidae, Cryptoplacidae and Additions to Part 1. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 56(1): 1-58.
page(s): 39-40 [details]
additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Landau, B. M.; Silva, C. M. D.; Sosso, M. (2022). Biogeography of northeastern Atlantic Neogene chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora): New data from the Pliocene of Portugal. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 96(4): 814-838., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2022.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
subsequent type designation Kaas, P. (1985). The genus <i>Acanthochitona</i> Gray, 1821 (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea, with designation of neotypes of <i>A. fascicularis</i> (L. 1767) and of <i>A. crinita</i> (Pennant, 1777). <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> ser. 4, 7(3), section A (Zoologie): 579-603., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58458335 [details]
page(s): 142, figs 2A, 3 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Lesport, J. F.; Cluzaud, A.; Sosso, M. (2020). The Oligocene to Miocene chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) of the Aquitaine Basin, soutwestern France, and Ligerian Basin, western France. Part 2: Lepidochitonidae, Tonicellidae, Acanthochitonidae, Cryptoplacidae and Additions to Part 1. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 56(1): 1-58.
page(s): 39-40 [details]
additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Landau, B. M.; Silva, C. M. D.; Sosso, M. (2022). Biogeography of northeastern Atlantic Neogene chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora): New data from the Pliocene of Portugal. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 96(4): 814-838., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2022.1 [details] Available for editors
[request]subsequent type designation Kaas, P. (1985). The genus <i>Acanthochitona</i> Gray, 1821 (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea, with designation of neotypes of <i>A. fascicularis</i> (L. 1767) and of <i>A. crinita</i> (Pennant, 1777). <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> ser. 4, 7(3), section A (Zoologie): 579-603., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58458335 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Confusion about the name: A. communis and A. crinita wered referred to as Chiton fascicularis according to Van Belle (1982) and Van Aartsen et al. (1984) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | ruwe keverslak [from synonym]kleine borstelkeverslak | [details] |
| English | bristly mail shellbristly mail chiton | [details] |
| French | petit chiton épineux | [details] |
| German | Europäische Stachel-Käferschnecke | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | børsteleddsnegl [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | børsteleddsnigel [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | quitón espinoso | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acanthochitona gracilis (Jeffreys, 1859))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acanthochitona crinitus (Pennant, 1777))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Acanthochites carinatus Risso, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Chiton crinitus Pennant, 1777)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Acanthochites adansoni Rochebrune, 1881)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthochitona crinita)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 56 proteins) (from synonym Chiton crinitus Pennant, 1777)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 56 proteins)
To Malacopics (Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777))
To Malacopics (Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777))
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-5866) (from synonym Acanthochites adansoni Rochebrune, 1881)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton fascicularis var. attenuata Jeffreys, 1865)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton fascicularis var. minor R. A. Philippi, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Acanthochites fascicularis var. fusca Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906)
To PESI (from synonym Acanthochites fascicularis var. cinnabrina Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906)
To PESI (from synonym Acanthochites fascicularis var. lutescens Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906)
To PESI (from synonym Acanthochites adansoni Rochebrune, 1881)
To PESI (from synonym Acanthochitona crinita crinita (Pennant, 1777))
To PESI (from synonym Chiton onyx Spengler, 1797)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Acanthochites carinatus Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Acanthochaetes vulgaris Leach, 1852)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton crinitus Pennant, 1777)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Acanthochitona crinitus (Pennant, 1777))
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acanthochitona gracilis (Jeffreys, 1859))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acanthochitona crinitus (Pennant, 1777))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Acanthochites carinatus Risso, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Chiton crinitus Pennant, 1777)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Acanthochites adansoni Rochebrune, 1881)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthochitona crinita)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 56 proteins) (from synonym Chiton crinitus Pennant, 1777)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 56 proteins)
To Malacopics (Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777))
To Malacopics (Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777))
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-5866) (from synonym Acanthochites adansoni Rochebrune, 1881)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton fascicularis var. attenuata Jeffreys, 1865)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton fascicularis var. minor R. A. Philippi, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Acanthochites fascicularis var. fusca Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906)
To PESI (from synonym Acanthochites fascicularis var. cinnabrina Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906)
To PESI (from synonym Acanthochites fascicularis var. lutescens Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906)
To PESI (from synonym Acanthochites adansoni Rochebrune, 1881)
To PESI (from synonym Acanthochitona crinita crinita (Pennant, 1777))
To PESI (from synonym Chiton onyx Spengler, 1797)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Acanthochites carinatus Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Acanthochaetes vulgaris Leach, 1852)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton crinitus Pennant, 1777)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Acanthochitona crinitus (Pennant, 1777))
To ITIS
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