MolluscaBase name details
Chiton olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797
139129 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139129)
unaccepted
Species
Chiton olivaceus var. major Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Chiton olivaceus affinis Issel, 1869 accepted as Chiton (Rhyssoplax) affinis Issel, 1869 accepted as Rhyssoplax affinis (Issel, 1869) (misinterpretation)
- Variety Chiton olivaceus var. major Pallary, 1900 accepted as Chiton olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797 accepted as Rhyssoplax olivacea (L. Spengler, 1797) (junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Chiton olivaceus var. plioparva Sacco, 1897 † accepted as Rhyssoplax olivacea (L. Spengler, 1797) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine
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
page(s): 73-74; pl. 6 fig. 8a [details]
page(s): 73-74; pl. 6 fig. 8a [details]
Note "Barbariet" [North Africa]
Type locality "Barbariet" [North Africa] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Chiton olivaceus Spengler, 1797. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139129 on 2026-03-31
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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
page(s): 73-74; pl. 6 fig. 8a [details]
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Leloup, E. (1934). Contribution à la connaissance de la faune des chitons de Villefranche-sur-Mer et des environs (France, Méditerranée) [Contribution to the knowledge of the fauna of chitons of Villefranche-sur-Mer and the surroundings (France, Mediterranean)]. <em>Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique - Mededeelingen van het Koninklijk Natuurhistorisch Museum van België.</em> 10 (47): 1-20., available online at https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-of-the-royal-belgian-natural-history-museum/10-1934/irscnb_p4087_rbins21179_10_bulletin-47.pdf [details]
page(s): 73-74; pl. 6 fig. 8a [details]
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Leloup, E. (1934). Contribution à la connaissance de la faune des chitons de Villefranche-sur-Mer et des environs (France, Méditerranée) [Contribution to the knowledge of the fauna of chitons of Villefranche-sur-Mer and the surroundings (France, Mediterranean)]. <em>Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique - Mededeelingen van het Koninklijk Natuurhistorisch Museum van België.</em> 10 (47): 1-20., available online at https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-of-the-royal-belgian-natural-history-museum/10-1934/irscnb_p4087_rbins21179_10_bulletin-47.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality "Barbariet" [North Africa] [details]
