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Schizochiton J. E. Gray, 1847
204409 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204409)
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Genus
Chiton incisus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 accepted as Schizochiton incisus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) (type by subsequent monotypy)
- Species Schizochiton carinatus Bielokrys, 1999 †
- Species Schizochiton hirtus Bielokrys, 1999 †
- Species Schizochiton incisus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
- Species Schizochiton jousseaumei Dupuis, 1917
- Species Schizochiton marshallensis Ladd, 1966 †
- Species Schizochiton parcus Bielokrys, 1999 †
- Species Schizochiton tasteti Dell'Angelo, Lesport, Cluzaud & Sosso, 2018 †
- Species Schizochiton hyadesi Rochebrune, 1889 accepted as Nuttallochiton hyadesi (Rochebrune, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Schizochiton nympha Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Stenochiton longicymba (Blainville, 1825)
- Species Schizochiton polyops Iredale & Hull, 1926 accepted as Schizochiton incisus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Schizochiton polyopthalmus Rochebrune, 1882 accepted as Schizochiton incisus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Gray, J. E. (1847). On the genera of the family Chitonidae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 15: 63-70. [63-66: 22 June 1847; 67-70: 30 June 1847]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862847
page(s): 65 [details]
page(s): 65 [details]
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Gray, J. E. (1847). On the genera of the family Chitonidae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 15: 63-70. [63-66: 22 June 1847; 67-70: 30 June 1847]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862847
page(s): 65 [details]
additional source Sirenko B.I. 1993. Revision of the system of the order Chitonida (Molluscs: Polyplacophora) on the basis of correlation between the type of gills arrangement and the shape of the chorion processes. <i>Ruthenica</i> 3: 93-117 [In Russian] [details]
additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Sosso, M.; Taviani, M. (2025). The Cenozoic European Polyplacophora (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5704(1): 1-377., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5704.1.1
page(s): 200 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 65 [details]
additional source Sirenko B.I. 1993. Revision of the system of the order Chitonida (Molluscs: Polyplacophora) on the basis of correlation between the type of gills arrangement and the shape of the chorion processes. <i>Ruthenica</i> 3: 93-117 [In Russian] [details]
additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Sosso, M.; Taviani, M. (2025). The Cenozoic European Polyplacophora (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5704(1): 1-377., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5704.1.1
page(s): 200 [details] Available for editors
[request]
