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Callochitonidae Plate, 1901

AphiaID

385492 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:385492)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Callochitonida

Synonymised names

Callochitoninae Plate, 1901 · unaccepted (original rank)

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Genus Callochiton J. E. Gray, 1847
1. Species Callochiton bayeri Schwabe, 1998
2. Species Callochiton bouveti Thiele, 1906
3. Species Callochiton calcatus Dell'Angelo & Palazzi, 1994
4. Species Callochiton christamariae Schwabe, 2003
5. Species Callochiton cinnabaris Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
6. Species Callochiton clausadeae Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
7. Species Callochiton crocinus (Reeve, 1847)
8. Species Callochiton cupreus Dell'Angelo, Prelle, Sosso & Bonfitto, 2012
9. Species Callochiton dawydoffi Sirenko, 2012
10. Species Callochiton dentatus (Spengler, 1797)
11. Species Callochiton deshayesi Thiele, 1909
12. Species Callochiton doriae (Capellini, 1859)
13. Species Callochiton elongatus May, 1920
14. Species Callochiton empleurus (F. W. Hutton, 1872)
15. Species Callochiton foveolatus (Is. Taki, 1938)
16. Species Callochiton gaussi Thiele, 1908
17. Species Callochiton herberti Kaas & Van Belle, 1990
18. Species Callochiton jeareyae Dell'Angelo & Mifsud, 1998
19. Species Callochiton kapitiensis Mestayer, 1926
20. Species Callochiton klemi Ashby, 1926
21. Species Callochiton klemioides Leloup, 1937
22. Species Callochiton levatus Kaas & Van Belle, 1998
23. Species Callochiton longispinosus Leloup, 1952
24. Species Callochiton mayi Torr, 1912
  1. Subspecies Callochiton mayi cottoni (Weeding, 1940)
25. Species Callochiton mortenseni Odhner, 1924
26. Species Callochiton multidentatus (P. P. Carpenter, 1892)
27. Species Callochiton mumuena Schwabe & Slieker, 2001
28. Species Callochiton neocaledonicus Kaas & Van Belle, 1990
29. Species Callochiton oligosulculatus Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
30. Species Callochiton perscrutandus (Iredale & Hull, 1929)
31. Species Callochiton princeps P. P. Carpenter, 1892
32. Species Callochiton puniceus (A. Gould, 1846)
33. Species Callochiton rufus Ashby, 1900
34. Species Callochiton saotomensis Dell'Angelo, Schwabe, Gori, Sosso & Bonfitto, 2014
35. Species Callochiton schilfi Schwabe & Ruthensteiner, 2001
36. Species Callochiton septemcostatus Bergenhayn, 1933
37. Species Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803)
  1. Subspecies Callochiton septemvalvis euplaeae (O. G. Costa, 1830) accepted as Callochiton euplaeae (O. G. Costa, 1830)
  2. Subspecies Callochiton septemvalvis septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803)
38. Species Callochiton sonchaensis Sirenko, 2018
39. Species Callochiton stefaniae Dell'Angelo, Renda, Sosso, Sigwart & Giacobbe, 2017
40. Species Callochiton steinenii (Pfeffer, 1886)
41. Species Callochiton sublaevis Sykes, 1903
42. Species Callochiton subsulcatus Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
43. Species Callochiton sulcatus Nierstrasz, 1905
44. Species Callochiton sulculatus Suter, 1907
45. Species Callochiton tongaensis Sirenko, 2018
46. Species Callochiton vanninii A. J. Ferreira, 1983
47. Subgenus Callochiton (Icoplax) Thiele, 1893 accepted as Callochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  1. Species Callochiton (Icoplax) bouveti Thiele, 1906 accepted as Callochiton bouveti Thiele, 1906 (original combination)
  2. Species Callochiton (Icoplax) gaussi Thiele, 1908 accepted as Callochiton gaussi Thiele, 1908 (basionym)
  3. Species Callochiton (Icoplax) septemcostatus Bergenhayn, 1933 accepted as Callochiton septemcostatus Bergenhayn, 1933 (original combination)
48. Subgenus Callochiton (Ocellochiton) Ashby, 1939 accepted as Callochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (junior subjective synonym)
49. Subgenus Callochiton (Stereochiton) P. P. Carpenter, 1882 accepted as Callochiton J. E. Gray, 1847
  1. Species Callochiton (Stereochiton) lobatus Pilsbry, 1892 accepted as Eudoxochiton inornatus (Tenison Woods, 1881)
50. Subgenus Callochiton (Trachyradsia) P. P. Carpenter, 1878 accepted as Callochiton J. E. Gray, 1847
  1. Species Callochiton (Trachyradsia) castaneus (W. Wood, 1815) accepted as Callochiton dentatus (Spengler, 1797)
51. Species Callochiton achatinus (T. Brown, 1823) accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
  1. Subspecies Callochiton achatinus euboecus Kattoulas, Koukouras & Economidis, 1973 accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
  2. Forma Callochiton achatinus f. longispinosa Leloup, 1952 accepted as Callochiton longispinosus Leloup, 1952 (original combination)
52. Species Callochiton castaneus (W. Wood, 1815) accepted as Callochiton dentatus (Spengler, 1797) (synonym)
53. Species Callochiton clausadei Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 accepted as Callochiton clausadeae Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 (original combination)
54. Species Callochiton euplaeae (O. G. Costa, 1830) accepted as Callochiton doriae (Capellini, 1859)
55. Species Callochiton fimbriatus J. G. Cooper, 1867 accepted as Callistochiton crassicostatus Pilsbry, 1893
56. Species Callochiton gaussae Kaas & Van Belle, 1998 accepted as Callochiton gaussi Thiele, 1908 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, unjustified emendation because the species is named after a ship, "which has to be treated as feminine")
57. Species Callochiton platessa (A. Gould, 1846) accepted as Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) versicolor (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839) (junior subjective synonym)
  1. Variety Callochiton platessa var. fossa Ashby, 1922 accepted as Callochiton crocinus (Reeve, 1847) (junior subjective synonym)
58. Species Callochiton platessa (A. Gould, 1846) sensu Leloup, 1981 accepted as Callochiton vanninii A. J. Ferreira, 1983
59. Subgenus Callochiton (Callochiton) J. E. Gray, 1847 represented as Callochiton J. E. Gray, 1847
  1. Species Callochiton (Callochiton) sulcatus Nierstrasz, 1905 accepted as Callochiton sulcatus Nierstrasz, 1905 (original combination)
Genus Eudoxochiton Shuttleworth, 1853
1. Species Eudoxochiton inornatus (Tenison Woods, 1881)
2. Species Eudoxochiton nobilis (J. E. Gray, 1843)
3. Subgenus Eudoxochiton (Eudoxochiton) Shuttleworth, 1853 accepted as Eudoxochiton Shuttleworth, 1853
  1. Species Eudoxochiton (Eudoxochiton) nobilis (J. E. Gray, 1843) represented as Eudoxochiton nobilis (J. E. Gray, 1843)
4. Subgenus Eudoxochiton (Eudoxoplax) Iredale & May, 1916 accepted as Eudoxochiton Shuttleworth, 1853 (synonym)
  1. Species Eudoxochiton (Eudoxoplax) inornatus (Tenison Woods, 1881) accepted as Eudoxochiton inornatus (Tenison Woods, 1881)
5. Species Eudoxochiton huttoni Pilsbry, 1893 accepted as Eudoxochiton nobilis (J. E. Gray, 1843) (junior subjective synonym)
6. Species Eudoxochiton imitator Iredale, 1914 accepted as Eudoxochiton nobilis (J. E. Gray, 1843) (junior subjective synonym)
7. Species Eudoxochiton perplexus Iredale, 1914 accepted as Eudoxochiton nobilis (J. E. Gray, 1843) (junior subjective synonym)
  1. Subspecies Eudoxochiton perplexus imitator Iredale, 1914 accepted as Eudoxochiton nobilis (J. E. Gray, 1843) (junior subjective synonym)
  2. Variety Eudoxochiton perplexus var. typica W. R. B. Oliver, 1915 accepted as Eudoxochiton nobilis (J. E. Gray, 1843) (junior subjective synonym)
Genus Leloupia Kaas & Van Belle, 1990
1. Species Leloupia belgicae (Pelseneer, 1903)
Genus Quaestiplax Iredale & Hull, 1929
1. Species Quaestiplax wilsoni Iredale & Hull, 1929
Genus Vermichiton Kaas, 1991
1. Species Vermichiton vermiculus Kaas, 1991
Genus Acutoplax Cotton & Weeding, 1939 accepted as Callochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (synonym)
1. Species Acutoplax cottoni Weeding, 1940 accepted as Callochiton mayi cottoni (Weeding, 1940) (superseded combination)
Subfamily Callochitoninae Plate, 1901 accepted as Callochitonidae Plate, 1901 (original rank)
Genus Eudoxoplax Iredale & May, 1916 accepted as Eudoxochiton Shuttleworth, 1853 (synonym)
Genus Icoplax Thiele, 1893 accepted as Callochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
1. Species Icoplax chathamensis Dell, 1960 accepted as Onithochiton neglectus neglectus Rochebrune, 1881 (junior subjective synonym)
2. Species Icoplax gaussi (Thiele, 1908) accepted as Callochiton gaussi Thiele, 1908 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Icoplax luminosa Iredale & Hull, 1925 accepted as Callochiton rufus Ashby, 1900
4. Species Icoplax punicea (A. Gould, 1846) accepted as Callochiton puniceus (A. Gould, 1846) (superseded combination)
5. Species Icoplax subeudoxa Iredale & Hull, 1930 accepted as Callochiton empleurus (F. W. Hutton, 1872) (junior subjective synonym)
Genus Ocellochiton Ashby, 1939 accepted as Callochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (junior subjective synonym)
Genus Stereochiton P. P. Carpenter, 1882 accepted as Callochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (synonym)
1. Species Stereochiton felipponei Dall, 1921 accepted as Chaetopleura (Chaetopleura) angulata (Spengler, 1797) (synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Plate, L. H. (1898-1901). Die Anatomie und Phylogenie der Chitonen. Zoologische Jahrbucher. Supplement-Band 4(1): 1-243, pls 1-12 [1898]; Suppl.-Bd 5(1): 15-216, pls 2-11; 5(2): 281-600, pls 12-16 [1901]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13347819; https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14200717; https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14201006
page(s): 523; note: as Callochitoninae [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Callochitonidae Plate, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385492 on 2025-07-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-03-19 13:29:13Z

created

Schwabe, Enrico

2021-02-16 08:50:37Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Plate, L. H. (1898-1901). Die Anatomie und Phylogenie der Chitonen. Zoologische Jahrbucher. Supplement-Band 4(1): 1-243, pls 1-12 [1898]; Suppl.-Bd 5(1): 15-216, pls 2-11; 5(2): 281-600, pls 12-16 [1901]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13347819; https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14200717; https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14201006
page(s): 523; note: as Callochitoninae [details]

basis of record 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. Ruthenica 3: 93-117 [In Russian]
page(s): 116 [details]

From editor or global species database

Classification Suggested as sister-group to the Lepidopleurida by Okusu et al. (2003) but this needs more support before being integrated in the classification). [details]

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