original description
Prescott W. (1864). Description of a new species of Chiton. <em>American Journal of Science. Second series.</em> 38(118): 185-187.
page(s): 185, textfig. [details]
source of synonymy
Yakovleva, A. M. (1952). [in Russian] Shell-bearing Mollusks (Loricata) of the seas of the USSR. Fauna USSR no. 45: 107 pp, 53 figs., 11 pls. Zoological Institute, Academy
of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow.
page(s): 92 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality USA, California, without a precise locality [details]