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Stenosemus albus (Linnaeus, 1767)
247773 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:247773)
accepted
Species
Chiton albus Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (original combination)
Chiton aselloides R. T. Lowe, 1825 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton minimus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Chiton oryza L. Spengler, 1797 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Chiton sagrinatus Couthouy, 1838 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chondropleura alba (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted
Ischnochiton (Lepidopleuroides) albus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ischnochiton albus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted
Ischnochiton albus var. infuscatus (Sparre-Schneider, 1881) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lepidochiton albus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted
Lepidochitona alba (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted
Lepidopleuroides albus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted
Leptochiton albus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted
Lophyrochiton albus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted
Lophyrochiton albus var. infuscatus (Sparre-Schneider, 1881) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lophyrus albus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted
Lophyrus albus var. infuscata Sparre-Schneider, 1881 · unaccepted (synonym)
Trachydermon albus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chiton albus Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1107 [details]
page(s): 1107 [details]
Taxonomy only tentatively placed in Ischnochitonidae
Taxonomy only tentatively placed in Ischnochitonidae [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Stenosemus albus (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=247773 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Chiton aselloides R. T. Lowe, 1825) Lowe, R. T. (1825). Descriptions of some shells, belonging principally to the genus <i>Chiton</i>, observed on the coast of Argyleshire the summer of 1824. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 2: 93-108., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=nV8FAAAAQAAJ
page(s): 103, pl. 5, fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Chiton sagrinatus Couthouy, 1838) Couthouy, J. P. (1838). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca and shells, and remarks on several Polypii, found in Massachussets Bay. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 2(1): 53-111., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32266711
page(s): 82 [details]
original description (of Chiton albus Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1107 [details]
original description (of Chiton oryza L. Spengler, 1797) Spengler, L. (1797). Udförlig beskrivelse over det mangeskkallede konkylie-slaegt, af Linneus kaldet Chiton med endeel nye arter og varieteter. <em>Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet.</em> 4: 62-103 pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273821 [details]
original description (of Chiton minimus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Lophyrus albus var. infuscata Sparre-Schneider, 1881) Sparre-Schneider J. (1881). Undersøgelser over dyrlivet I de arktiske fjorde. I. Kvoenangsfjordens Molluskfauna. <em>Tromsø Museums Aarshefter.</em> 4: 37-70.
page(s): 57 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
page(s): 103, pl. 5, fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Chiton sagrinatus Couthouy, 1838) Couthouy, J. P. (1838). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca and shells, and remarks on several Polypii, found in Massachussets Bay. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 2(1): 53-111., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32266711
page(s): 82 [details]
original description (of Chiton albus Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1107 [details]
original description (of Chiton oryza L. Spengler, 1797) Spengler, L. (1797). Udförlig beskrivelse over det mangeskkallede konkylie-slaegt, af Linneus kaldet Chiton med endeel nye arter og varieteter. <em>Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet.</em> 4: 62-103 pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273821 [details]
original description (of Chiton minimus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Lophyrus albus var. infuscata Sparre-Schneider, 1881) Sparre-Schneider J. (1881). Undersøgelser over dyrlivet I de arktiske fjorde. I. Kvoenangsfjordens Molluskfauna. <em>Tromsø Museums Aarshefter.</em> 4: 37-70.
page(s): 57 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy only tentatively placed in Ischnochitonidae [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | witte pantserkeverslak [from synonym]witte pansterkeverslak [from synonym]witte keverslak [from synonym] | [details] |
| English | northern white chiton | [details] |
| French | chiton blanc du nord [from synonym] | [details] |
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