MolluscaBase - Callochiton achatinus (T. Brown, 1823)

WoRMS name details

Callochiton achatinus (T. Brown, 1823)

AphiaID

146747 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146747)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted Name

Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803)

Rank

Species

Parent

Callochiton J. E. Gray, 1847

Original name

Chiton achatinus T. Brown, 1827

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Subspecies Callochiton achatinus euboecus Kattoulas, Koukouras & Economidis, 1973 accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
Forma Callochiton achatinus f. longispinosa Leloup, 1952 accepted as Callochiton longispinosus Leloup, 1952 (original combination)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Chiton achatinus T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London. 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Callochiton achatinus (T. Brown, 1823). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146747 on 2025-04-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-01-31 08:36:51Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2005-02-24 09:00:15Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2019-03-22 19:47:22Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2019-08-29 02:00:11Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Chiton achatinus T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London. 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868 [details]

basis of record Kaas, P.; Van Belle, R.A. (1980). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Backhuys: Rotterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-6279-013-5. 144 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors