original description(ofAcanthochitona zebra Lyons, 1988)Lyons, W. G. (1988). A review of Caribbean Acanthochitonidae (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) with description of six new species of <i>Acanthochitona</i> Gray, 1821. <em>American Malacological Bulletin.</em> 6(1): 79-114., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45931497 page(s): 105, figs 115-127 [details]
new combination referenceWatters G.T. (1990). A review of the Recent eastern Pacific Acanthochitoninae (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Cryptoplacidae) with the description of a new genus, <i>Americhiton</i>. <em>The Veliger.</em> 33(3): 241–271., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42465409 page(s): 266 [details]
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