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Rhyssoplax canariensis (A. d'Orbigny, 1840)
1392292 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1392292)
accepted
Species
Chiton (Chiton) lyratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 · unaccepted (junior synonym, based on...)
junior synonym, based on re-examination of type material
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) canariensis A. d'Orbigny, 1840 · unaccepted
Chiton canariensis A. d'Orbigny, 1840 · unaccepted
Chiton dissimilis Reeve, 1847 · unaccepted
Chiton lyratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 · unaccepted (original combination)
Chiton semilaevis Pilsbry, 1893 · unaccepted
Gymnoplax insularis Rochebrune, 1882 · unaccepted
Lophyrus senegalensis Rochebrune, 1881 · unaccepted
marine
(of Chiton canariensis A. d'Orbigny, 1840) Orbigny, A. d'. (1836-1842). <i>Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminifères et Polypiers recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot</i>. In: Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. (eds) <i>Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries</i>, volume 2(2): 117 pp., pls 1-7, 7B. pp. 1-24 [Aug. 1839], 25-48 [Sept. 1839], 49-72 [Oct-1839], 73-104 [Jan. 1840], 105-136 [Mar. 1840], 137-143 [Apr. 1840], 145-152 [Aug. 1842]; pl. 1 [Jul. 1836], 2 [Dec. 1836], 3 [May 1842], 4-5 [June 1840], 7 [May 1842], 6, 7B [Aug. 1842]. Paris: Béthune. In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot (1836-1844), Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries 2(2). Zoologie: Mollusques. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41308382
page(s): 99; pl. 7 fig. 18-19 [details]
page(s): 99; pl. 7 fig. 18-19 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Rhyssoplax canariensis (A. d'Orbigny, 1840). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1392292 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Chiton canariensis A. d'Orbigny, 1840) Orbigny, A. d'. (1836-1842). <i>Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminifères et Polypiers recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot</i>. In: Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. (eds) <i>Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries</i>, volume 2(2): 117 pp., pls 1-7, 7B. pp. 1-24 [Aug. 1839], 25-48 [Sept. 1839], 49-72 [Oct-1839], 73-104 [Jan. 1840], 105-136 [Mar. 1840], 137-143 [Apr. 1840], 145-152 [Aug. 1842]; pl. 1 [Jul. 1836], 2 [Dec. 1836], 3 [May 1842], 4-5 [June 1840], 7 [May 1842], 6, 7B [Aug. 1842]. Paris: Béthune. In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot (1836-1844), Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries 2(2). Zoologie: Mollusques. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41308382
page(s): 99; pl. 7 fig. 18-19 [details]
original description (of Chiton lyratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1840). Descriptions of some new chitons. <em>Magazine of Natural History, New Series.</em> 4: 287–294, suppl. pl. 16. [1 June 1840]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2354085
page(s): 293 [details]
original description (of Chiton dissimilis Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Chiton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pls 1-33 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pls. 1, 12-17, Mar. 1847; 2-9, Feb. 1847; 10, 11, 18, Apr. 1847; 19-25, May 1847; 26, Jul. 1847; 27, Oct. 1847; 28, Jan. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375560 [details]
original description (of Lophyrus senegalensis 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 Gymnoplax insularis Rochebrune, 1882) Rochebrune, A.T. de. (1882 ["1881"]). Matériaux pour la faune de l'Archipel du Cap Vert. <em>Nouvelles Archives du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> ser. 2, 4(2): 215-340, pls 17-19., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36875538
page(s): 27 [details]
original description (of Chiton semilaevis Pilsbry, 1893) Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 14: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae. pp i-xxxiv, 1-350, pls 1-40. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Jul. 25, 1892; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 25, 1892; pp. 129-208, pls. 31-40, Feb. 25, 1893; pp. 209-350, pls. 41-68, Jul. 1, 1893; i-xxxiv, Jul. 1, 1893]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63221 [details]
page(s): 99; pl. 7 fig. 18-19 [details]
original description (of Chiton lyratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1840). Descriptions of some new chitons. <em>Magazine of Natural History, New Series.</em> 4: 287–294, suppl. pl. 16. [1 June 1840]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2354085
page(s): 293 [details]
original description (of Chiton dissimilis Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Chiton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pls 1-33 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pls. 1, 12-17, Mar. 1847; 2-9, Feb. 1847; 10, 11, 18, Apr. 1847; 19-25, May 1847; 26, Jul. 1847; 27, Oct. 1847; 28, Jan. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375560 [details]
original description (of Lophyrus senegalensis 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 Gymnoplax insularis Rochebrune, 1882) Rochebrune, A.T. de. (1882 ["1881"]). Matériaux pour la faune de l'Archipel du Cap Vert. <em>Nouvelles Archives du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> ser. 2, 4(2): 215-340, pls 17-19., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36875538
page(s): 27 [details]
original description (of Chiton semilaevis Pilsbry, 1893) Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 14: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae. pp i-xxxiv, 1-350, pls 1-40. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Jul. 25, 1892; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 25, 1892; pp. 129-208, pls. 31-40, Feb. 25, 1893; pp. 209-350, pls. 41-68, Jul. 1, 1893; i-xxxiv, Jul. 1, 1893]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63221 [details]




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