MolluscaBase taxon details
Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803)
140132 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140132)
accepted
Species
Callochiton achatinus (T. Brown, 1823) · unaccepted (synonym)
Callochiton achatinus euboecus Kattoulas, Koukouras & Economidis, 1973 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton achatinus Leach & T. Brown, 1823 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton cranchianus Leach, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton discors Maton & Rackett, 1807 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777 sensu Montagu, 1803 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton laevis var. navicula Jeffreys, 1865 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton scytodesma Scacchi, 1836 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Chiton stigma O. G. Costa, 1830 · unaccepted
Lepidopleurus punctulatus Leach, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Callochiton septemvalvis euplaeae (O. G. Costa, 1830) accepted as Callochiton euplaeae (O. G. Costa, 1830) accepted as Callochiton doriae (Capellini, 1859)
- Subspecies Callochiton septemvalvis septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 3 [details]
page(s): 3 [details]
Type locality contained in Salcombe
type locality contained in Salcombe [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140132 on 2026-03-14
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original description
(of Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 3 [details]
original description (of Chiton discors Maton & Rackett, 1807) Maton, W. G. & Rackett, T. (1807). A descriptive catalogue of the British Testacea. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 8: 17-250, 5 pls., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/766478
page(s): 20 [details]
original description (of Lepidopleurus punctulatus Leach, 1852) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain, arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp., pls 1-5*,5**-13 (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076
page(s): 228 [details]
original description (of Chiton achatinus Leach & T. Brown, 1823) Leach, W. E.; Brown, T. (1823). Conchology. In: Encyclopaedia Britannica, ed. 6, vol. 6: 385-483, pls 152-155., available online at https://archive.org/details/1823EncyclopediaBritannicaNLS/Volume%206%2C%20CHI-Crystallization/page/384/
page(s): 402 [details]
original description (of Chiton stigma O. G. Costa, 1830) Costa, O. G. (1830 ["1829"]). Catalogo sistematico e ragionato de' testacei delle Due Sicilie. Tipografia della Minerva, Napoli, pp. 1-8, i-cxxxii, pl. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13047696
page(s): i, iv [details]
original description (of Chiton scytodesma Scacchi, 1836) Scacchi, A. (1836). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum Regni Neapolitani quæ usque adhuc reperit A. Scacchi</i>. Neapoli [Naples]: Typis Filiatre-Sebetii. 18 p., 1 pl. , available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=5w3-xBgAOnIC
page(s): 9 [details]
original description (of Callochiton achatinus euboecus Kattoulas, Koukouras & Economidis, 1973) Kattoulas M., Koukouras A. & Economidis P. (1973). Benthic fauna of the Evvoia coast and Evvoia gulf. II. Polyplacophora. <i>Scientific Annals of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, University of Thessaloniki 13</i>: 17-27 [details]
original description (of Chiton laevis var. navicula Jeffreys, 1865) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 227 [details]
original description (of Chiton cranchianus Leach, 1852) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain, arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp., pls 1-5*,5**-13 (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076
page(s): 230 [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 Dell'Angelo, B.; Landau, B. M.; Silva, C. M. D.; Sosso, M. (2022). Biogeography of northeastern Atlantic Neogene chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora): New data from the Pliocene of Portugal. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 96(4): 814-838., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2022.1 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 3 [details]
original description (of Chiton discors Maton & Rackett, 1807) Maton, W. G. & Rackett, T. (1807). A descriptive catalogue of the British Testacea. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 8: 17-250, 5 pls., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/766478
page(s): 20 [details]
original description (of Lepidopleurus punctulatus Leach, 1852) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain, arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp., pls 1-5*,5**-13 (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076
page(s): 228 [details]
original description (of Chiton achatinus Leach & T. Brown, 1823) Leach, W. E.; Brown, T. (1823). Conchology. In: Encyclopaedia Britannica, ed. 6, vol. 6: 385-483, pls 152-155., available online at https://archive.org/details/1823EncyclopediaBritannicaNLS/Volume%206%2C%20CHI-Crystallization/page/384/
page(s): 402 [details]
original description (of Chiton stigma O. G. Costa, 1830) Costa, O. G. (1830 ["1829"]). Catalogo sistematico e ragionato de' testacei delle Due Sicilie. Tipografia della Minerva, Napoli, pp. 1-8, i-cxxxii, pl. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13047696
page(s): i, iv [details]
original description (of Chiton scytodesma Scacchi, 1836) Scacchi, A. (1836). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum Regni Neapolitani quæ usque adhuc reperit A. Scacchi</i>. Neapoli [Naples]: Typis Filiatre-Sebetii. 18 p., 1 pl. , available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=5w3-xBgAOnIC
page(s): 9 [details]
original description (of Callochiton achatinus euboecus Kattoulas, Koukouras & Economidis, 1973) Kattoulas M., Koukouras A. & Economidis P. (1973). Benthic fauna of the Evvoia coast and Evvoia gulf. II. Polyplacophora. <i>Scientific Annals of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, University of Thessaloniki 13</i>: 17-27 [details]
original description (of Chiton laevis var. navicula Jeffreys, 1865) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 227 [details]
original description (of Chiton cranchianus Leach, 1852) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain, arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp., pls 1-5*,5**-13 (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076
page(s): 230 [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 Dell'Angelo, B.; Landau, B. M.; Silva, C. M. D.; Sosso, M. (2022). Biogeography of northeastern Atlantic Neogene chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora): New data from the Pliocene of Portugal. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 96(4): 814-838., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2022.1 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type (of Chiton achatinus Leach & T. Brown, 1823) [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Chiton stigma O. G. Costa, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Callochiton achatinus (T. Brown, 1823))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (90 publications) (from synonym Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777 sensu Montagu, 1803)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callochiton septemvalvis)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803)
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) France, Bretagne, Finistère, Ile Molène)
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) France, Bretagne, Finistère, Ile Molène)
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) France, Bretagne, Finistère, Ile Molène)
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) Spain, Pontevedra, Ria de Arosa, San Vicen...
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) United Kingdom, Scotland, Argyll and Bute,...
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777 sensu Montagu, 1803)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton achatinus Leach & T. Brown, 1823)
To PESI (from synonym Callochiton achatinus (T. Brown, 1823))
To PESI (from synonym Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton scytodesma Scacchi, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Callochiton achatinus euboecus Kattoulas, Koukouras & Economidis, 1973)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton laevis var. navicula Jeffreys, 1865)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Chiton stigma O. G. Costa, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Callochiton achatinus (T. Brown, 1823))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (90 publications) (from synonym Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777 sensu Montagu, 1803)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callochiton septemvalvis)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803)
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) France, Bretagne, Finistère, Ile Molène)
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) France, Bretagne, Finistère, Ile Molène)
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) France, Bretagne, Finistère, Ile Molène)
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) Spain, Pontevedra, Ria de Arosa, San Vicen...
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) United Kingdom, Scotland, Argyll and Bute,...
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777 sensu Montagu, 1803)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton achatinus Leach & T. Brown, 1823)
To PESI (from synonym Callochiton achatinus (T. Brown, 1823))
To PESI (from synonym Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton scytodesma Scacchi, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Callochiton achatinus euboecus Kattoulas, Koukouras & Economidis, 1973)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton laevis var. navicula Jeffreys, 1865)
To ITIS
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