MolluscaBase - Basiliochiton S. S. Berry, 1918

WoRMS name details

Basiliochiton S. S. Berry, 1918

AphiaID

1377245 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1377245)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Dendrochiton S. S. Berry, 1911

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Mopalia heathii Pilsbry, 1898 accepted as Dendrochiton flectens (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (type by original designation)

Parent

Ischnochitonidae Dall, 1889

Original name

Basiliochiton S. S. Berry, 1918

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Subgenus Basiliochiton (Lophochiton) S. S. Berry, 1925 accepted as Basiliochiton (Ploiochiton) S. S. Berry, 1926 (invalid: not Lophochiton Ashby, 1923)
1. Species Basiliochiton (Lophochiton) lobium S. S. Berry, 1925 accepted as Cyanoplax beanii (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Berry, S. S. (1918). A further note on the genus Trachydermon. The Nautilus. 32(1): 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1772161 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Basiliochiton S. S. Berry, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1377245 on 2025-05-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-09-16 00:58:00Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2022-06-02 00:17:08Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Berry, S. S. (1918). A further note on the genus Trachydermon. The Nautilus. 32(1): 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1772161 [details]