WoRMS taxon details
Rhyssoplax pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
878797 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:878797)
accepted
Species
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) excellens (Iredale & Hull, 1926) · unaccepted
Chiton pulcherrimus G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 · unaccepted (original combination)
Chiton reticulatus Nierstrasz, 1905 · unaccepted (primary homonym of Chiton...)
primary homonym of Chiton reticulatus Reeve, 1847; Rhyssoplax nierstrasziana Kaas, 1957 is a replacement name
Rhyssoplax excellens Iredale & Hull, 1926 · unaccepted
Rhyssoplax nierstrasziana Kaas, 1957 · unaccepted
marine
(of Chiton pulcherrimus G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842). Descriptions of four species of the genus <i>Chiton</i>, brought by H. Cuming, Esq. from the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 9 ("1840"): 103-104., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679725
page(s): 103-104 [details]
page(s): 103-104 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Rhyssoplax pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=878797 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chiton pulcherrimus G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842). Descriptions of four species of the genus <i>Chiton</i>, brought by H. Cuming, Esq. from the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 9 ("1840"): 103-104., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679725
page(s): 103-104 [details]
original description (of Chiton (Rhyssoplax) excellens capricornensis Ashby, 1928) Ashby, E. (1928). Notes on a collection of chitons (Polyplacophora) from the Capricorn Group, Queensland. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 52: 167-173, pl. 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41570547 [details]
original description (of Rhyssoplax nierstrasziana Kaas, 1957) Kaas, P. (1957). Notes on loricata. <em>Basteria.</em> 21: 83-87.
page(s): 85 [details]
original description (of Chiton reticulatus Nierstrasz, 1905) Nierstrasz, H. F. (1905). Die Chitonen der Siboga-Expedition. In: Weber M. (ed.) <i>Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch Gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga onder commando van Luitenant ter zee 1e. kl. G.F. Tydeman</i>. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 48 (Livraison 20): 1-112, pls 1-8. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2219866
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Rhyssoplax excellens Iredale & Hull, 1926) Iredale, T.; Hull, A. F. B. (1923-1927). A monograph of the Australian loricates. I-IX. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 3(5): 186-194 [7 June 1923]; 3(6): 227-238, pls 33-34 [9 May 1924]; 3(7): 277-297, pls 35-37 [7 October 1924]; 3(8): 339-362, pls 39-40 [14 Jan. 1925]; 4(2): 75-111, pls 9-12 [10 Nov. 1925]; 4(3): 164-185, pls 18-20 [22 Feb. 1926]; 4(4): 256-276, pls 37-39 [30 April 1926]; 4(5): 324-328 [30 Nov. 1926]; 4(6): 339-359 [18 May 1927]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38719393
page(s): 4: 181 [details]
basis of record Sirenko, B. I. (2012). Chapter 2: Chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) of Nhatrang Bay, South Vietnam. pp. 56–122 in Britayev, T. A. & Pavlov, D. S. Benthic fauna of the Bay of Nhatrang, Southern Vietnam. Moscow : KMK Scientific Press Ltd. Vol.2 491 pp. [details]
page(s): 103-104 [details]
original description (of Chiton (Rhyssoplax) excellens capricornensis Ashby, 1928) Ashby, E. (1928). Notes on a collection of chitons (Polyplacophora) from the Capricorn Group, Queensland. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 52: 167-173, pl. 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41570547 [details]
original description (of Rhyssoplax nierstrasziana Kaas, 1957) Kaas, P. (1957). Notes on loricata. <em>Basteria.</em> 21: 83-87.
page(s): 85 [details]
original description (of Chiton reticulatus Nierstrasz, 1905) Nierstrasz, H. F. (1905). Die Chitonen der Siboga-Expedition. In: Weber M. (ed.) <i>Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch Gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga onder commando van Luitenant ter zee 1e. kl. G.F. Tydeman</i>. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 48 (Livraison 20): 1-112, pls 1-8. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2219866
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Rhyssoplax excellens Iredale & Hull, 1926) Iredale, T.; Hull, A. F. B. (1923-1927). A monograph of the Australian loricates. I-IX. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 3(5): 186-194 [7 June 1923]; 3(6): 227-238, pls 33-34 [9 May 1924]; 3(7): 277-297, pls 35-37 [7 October 1924]; 3(8): 339-362, pls 39-40 [14 Jan. 1925]; 4(2): 75-111, pls 9-12 [10 Nov. 1925]; 4(3): 164-185, pls 18-20 [22 Feb. 1926]; 4(4): 256-276, pls 37-39 [30 April 1926]; 4(5): 324-328 [30 Nov. 1926]; 4(6): 339-359 [18 May 1927]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38719393
page(s): 4: 181 [details]
basis of record Sirenko, B. I. (2012). Chapter 2: Chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) of Nhatrang Bay, South Vietnam. pp. 56–122 in Britayev, T. A. & Pavlov, D. S. Benthic fauna of the Bay of Nhatrang, Southern Vietnam. Moscow : KMK Scientific Press Ltd. Vol.2 491 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Bullock R.C. (1988). Notes on some <i>Rhyssoplax</i> from the Pacific Ocean (Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 101: 682-692., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34646373
page(s): 687-688 [details]
page(s): 687-688 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
