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Trachydermon P. P. Carpenter, 1864
151390 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151390)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Trachydermon flectens P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Lepidochitona (Dendrochiton) flectens (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Dendrochiton flectens (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (type by subsequent designation)
Trachydermon (Craspedochilus) G. O. Sars, 1878 · alternative representation
- Subgenus Trachydermon (Boreochiton) S. O. Sars, 1878 accepted as Boreochiton G. O. Sars, 1878 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Trachydermon (Boreochiton) ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Trachydermon (Cyanoplax) Pilsbry, 1892 accepted as Cyanoplax Pilsbry, 1892
- Species Trachydermon (Cyanoplax) raymondi Pilsbry, 1894 accepted as Cyanoplax dentiens (A. A. Gould, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Trachydermon (Spongioradsia) Pilsbry, 1894 accepted as Spongioradsia Pilsbry, 1894 (original rank)
- Subgenus Trachydermon (Trachyradsia) Dall, 1878 accepted as Callochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Trachydermon (Trachyradsia) aleutica Dall, 1878 accepted as Spongioradsia aleutica (Dall, 1878) (basionym)
- Species Trachydermon albus (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Stenosemus albus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Trachydermon canariensis Thiele, 1909 accepted as Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) canariensis (Thiele, 1909) represented as Lepidochitona canariensis (Thiele, 1909) (original combination)
- Species Trachydermon cinereus (Linnaeus) accepted as Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767) represented as Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Trachydermon dentiens (A. A. Gould, 1846) accepted as Cyanoplax dentiens (A. A. Gould, 1846) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Trachydermon flectens P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Lepidochitona (Dendrochiton) flectens (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Dendrochiton flectens (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Species Trachydermon lowei Pilsbry, 1918 accepted as Cyanoplax lowei (Pilsbry, 1918) (original combination)
- Species Trachydermon marginatus (Pennant, 1777) accepted as Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Trachydermon parvulus Leloup, 1941 accepted as Lepidochitona liozonis (Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Trachydermon pseudodentiens P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Cyanoplax dentiens (A. A. Gould, 1846)
- Species Trachydermon raymondi Pislbry, 1894 accepted as Cyanoplax dentiens (A. A. Gould, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Trachydermon ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Trachydermon sharpii Pilsbry, 1896 accepted as Stenosemus sharpii (Pilsbry, 1896) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trachydermon steinenii Pfeffer, 1886 accepted as Icoplax steinenii (Pfeffer, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Trachydermon (Craspedochilus) G. O. Sars, 1878 represented as Trachydermon P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Lepidochitona J. E. Gray, 1821
- Species Trachydermon (Craspedochilus) turtoni Ashby, 1928 accepted as Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) turtoni (Ashby, 1928) represented as Lepidochitona turtoni (Ashby, 1928) (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Supplementary report on the present state of our knowledge with regard to the Mollusca of the West Coast of North America. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> (1863) 33: 517-686., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29370651, https://archive.org/details/reportofbritisha64brit/page/n3/mode/2up
page(s): 612, 649; note: as subgenus of Ischnochiton on p. 612, directly combined with species names on p. 649 [details]
page(s): 612, 649; note: as subgenus of Ischnochiton on p. 612, directly combined with species names on p. 649 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Trachydermon P. P. Carpenter, 1864. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151390 on 2026-08-03
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Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Supplementary report on the present state of our knowledge with regard to the Mollusca of the West Coast of North America. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> (1863) 33: 517-686., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29370651, https://archive.org/details/reportofbritisha64brit/page/n3/mode/2up
page(s): 612, 649; note: as subgenus of Ischnochiton on p. 612, directly combined with species names on p. 649 [details]
basis of record Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Berry, S. S. (1918). A further note on the genus <i>Trachydermon</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 32(1): 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1772161 [details]
source of synonymy Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
subsequent type designation Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 14: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae. pp i-xxxiv, 1-350, pls 1-40. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Jul. 25, 1892; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 25, 1892; pp. 129-208, pls. 31-40, Feb. 25, 1893; pp. 209-350, pls. 41-68, Jul. 1, 1893; i-xxxiv, Jul. 1, 1893]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63221
page(s): 63 [details]
page(s): 612, 649; note: as subgenus of Ischnochiton on p. 612, directly combined with species names on p. 649 [details]
basis of record Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Berry, S. S. (1918). A further note on the genus <i>Trachydermon</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 32(1): 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1772161 [details]
source of synonymy Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]subsequent type designation Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 14: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae. pp i-xxxiv, 1-350, pls 1-40. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Jul. 25, 1892; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 25, 1892; pp. 129-208, pls. 31-40, Feb. 25, 1893; pp. 209-350, pls. 41-68, Jul. 1, 1893; i-xxxiv, Jul. 1, 1893]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63221
page(s): 63 [details]
