original description
Frembly J. (1827). A description of several new species of chitones, found on the coast of Chili, in 1825, with a few remarks on the method of taking and preserving them. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 3: 193-205, pl. 16 suppl., 17 suppl., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27485719
page(s): 200, suppl. pl. 17 fig. 1 [details]
original description
(of Gymnoplax ludoviciae Rochebrune, 1884) Rochebrune A.T. de. (1881). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Chitonidae. <em>Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris.</em> (7) 5: 115–121., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31660723 [details]
context source (PeRMS)
Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors [request]
subsequent type designation
Ibáñez, C. M.; Pardo-Gandarillas, M. C.; Méndez, M. A.; Sellanes, J.; Sigwart, J. D.; Sirenko, B. (2021). Phylogenetic position and morphological descriptions of Chiton species from the south-eastern Pacific. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 191(3): 695-719., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa067
page(s): 706, fig. 7C; note: neotype designated [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Paita (~5°S), Peru to Peninsula Taitao (~46°S), Chile. [details]