basis of recordKaas, P. & Van Belle, R. A. (1998). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora). second, revised edition. 1-204; Backhyus Publishers Leiden.[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Named for the collector, Mr. Dwight Blaney of Boston, Massachusetts. [details] Type locality Dredged in 20 fathoms off Ironbound Island, Frenchman's Bay, near Mt. Desert, Maine [details]