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Schizochiton incisus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
217232 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217232)
accepted
Species
Chiton elongatus Reeve, 1847 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Chiton...)
invalid: junior homonym of Chiton elongatus Blainville, 1825
Chiton incisus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Schizochiton polyops Iredale & Hull, 1926 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Schizochiton polyopthalmus Rochebrune, 1882 · unaccepted
marine
(of Chiton incisus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1841). Descriptions of several new species of chitones, brought by H. Cuming, Esq. from the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 9: 61-62., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679683 [details]
Type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Schizochiton incisus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217232 on 2026-07-07
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original description
(of Chiton incisus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1841). Descriptions of several new species of chitones, brought by H. Cuming, Esq. from the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 9: 61-62., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679683 [details]
original description (of Chiton elongatus Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Chiton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pls 1-33 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pls. 1, 12-17, Mar. 1847; 2-9, Feb. 1847; 10, 11, 18, Apr. 1847; 19-25, May 1847; 26, Jul. 1847; 27, Oct. 1847; 28, Jan. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375560 [details]
original description (of Schizochiton polyops Iredale & Hull, 1926) Iredale, T.; Hull, A. F. B. (1923-1927). A monograph of the Australian loricates. I-IX. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 3(5): 186-194 [7 June 1923]; 3(6): 227-238, pls 33-34 [9 May 1924]; 3(7): 277-297, pls 35-37 [7 October 1924]; 3(8): 339-362, pls 39-40 [14 Jan. 1925]; 4(2): 75-111, pls 9-12 [10 Nov. 1925]; 4(3): 164-185, pls 18-20 [22 Feb. 1926]; 4(4): 256-276, pls 37-39 [30 April 1926]; 4(5): 324-328 [30 Nov. 1926]; 4(6): 339-359 [18 May 1927]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38719393
page(s): 271; note: nom. nov. for Chiton elongatus Reeve, 1847 [details]
original description (of Schizochiton polyopthalmus Rochebrune, 1882) Rochebrune, A.T. (1882). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Chitonidae. (Premier supplément). <em>Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris.</em> ser. 7, 6: 190–197., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31660978
page(s): 191 [details]
basis of record Sheppard, A. (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. <em>Coral Reefs.</em> 3 (1): 43-50., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00306139 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Reich, S.; Wesselingh, F.; Renema, W. (2014). A highly diverse molluscan seagrass fauna from the early Burdigalian (early Miocene) of Banyunganti (south-central Java, Indonesia). <em>Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A.</em> 116: 5–129.
page(s): 75, pl. 20, fig. 11 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kaas P. (1996). Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the Seychelles with description of a new species. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen.</em> 70(25): 367-375., available online at http://dare.uva.nl/cgi/arno/show.cgi?fid=150665 [details]
original description (of Chiton elongatus Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Chiton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pls 1-33 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pls. 1, 12-17, Mar. 1847; 2-9, Feb. 1847; 10, 11, 18, Apr. 1847; 19-25, May 1847; 26, Jul. 1847; 27, Oct. 1847; 28, Jan. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375560 [details]
original description (of Schizochiton polyops Iredale & Hull, 1926) Iredale, T.; Hull, A. F. B. (1923-1927). A monograph of the Australian loricates. I-IX. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 3(5): 186-194 [7 June 1923]; 3(6): 227-238, pls 33-34 [9 May 1924]; 3(7): 277-297, pls 35-37 [7 October 1924]; 3(8): 339-362, pls 39-40 [14 Jan. 1925]; 4(2): 75-111, pls 9-12 [10 Nov. 1925]; 4(3): 164-185, pls 18-20 [22 Feb. 1926]; 4(4): 256-276, pls 37-39 [30 April 1926]; 4(5): 324-328 [30 Nov. 1926]; 4(6): 339-359 [18 May 1927]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38719393
page(s): 271; note: nom. nov. for Chiton elongatus Reeve, 1847 [details]
original description (of Schizochiton polyopthalmus Rochebrune, 1882) Rochebrune, A.T. (1882). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Chitonidae. (Premier supplément). <em>Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris.</em> ser. 7, 6: 190–197., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31660978
page(s): 191 [details]
basis of record Sheppard, A. (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. <em>Coral Reefs.</em> 3 (1): 43-50., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00306139 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Reich, S.; Wesselingh, F.; Renema, W. (2014). A highly diverse molluscan seagrass fauna from the early Burdigalian (early Miocene) of Banyunganti (south-central Java, Indonesia). <em>Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A.</em> 116: 5–129.
page(s): 75, pl. 20, fig. 11 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kaas P. (1996). Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the Seychelles with description of a new species. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen.</em> 70(25): 367-375., available online at http://dare.uva.nl/cgi/arno/show.cgi?fid=150665 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Schizochiton incisus)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Chiton incisus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
To Malacopics (Schizochiton incisus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Lombo...
To Malacopics (Schizochiton incisus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Lemba...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chiton incisus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Schizochiton incisus)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Chiton incisus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
To Malacopics (Schizochiton incisus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Lombo...
To Malacopics (Schizochiton incisus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Lemba...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chiton incisus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
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