MolluscaBase taxon details
Acanthochitona achates (A. A. Gould, 1859)
386463 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:386463)
accepted
Species
Acanthochiton sagamicus Bergenhayn, 1933 · unaccepted
Chiton (Acanthochaetes) achates A. A. Gould, 1859 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Chiton (Acanthochites) achates A. A. Gould, 1859 · unaccepted
marine
(of Chiton (Acanthochaetes) achates A. A. Gould, 1859) Gould, A. A. (1859). Descriptions of shells collected by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 161-166., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249721
page(s): 165 [details]
page(s): 165 [details]
Type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Acanthochitona achates (A. A. Gould, 1859). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386463 on 2026-04-24
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original description
(of Acanthochiton sagamicus Bergenhayn, 1933) Bergenhayn, J. R. M. (1933). Die Loricaten von Prof. Dr. Sixten Bocks Expedition nach Japan und den Bonin-Inseln 1914. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar.</em> 12: 3-58, pl. 1-2. [details]
original description (of Chiton (Acanthochaetes) achates A. A. Gould, 1859) Gould, A. A. (1859). Descriptions of shells collected by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 161-166., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249721
page(s): 165 [details]
basis of record Sirenko B.I. & Saito H. (2017). New species of chitons of the superfamily Cryptoplacoidea (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from Vietnamese waters. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4299(4): 451-506., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4299.4.1
page(s): 474, figs 21-23, 44A [details] Available for editors
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additional source Eernisse, D.; Draeger, A.; Pilgrim, E. (2018). Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) rafted on tsunami debris from Japan to the shores of Washington, Oregon, and Hawai‘i. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 13(1): 71-86., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2018.13.1.06 [details]
additional source Sirenko, B. I. & Zhang, J.-L., 2019. (2019). Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) of Hainan Island and vicinity, South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa 4564 (1): 1-40.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4564.1.1 [details]
additional source Kim, I.H., Hwang, U.W. (2026). Morphology and mitochondrial genome-based analysis of the systematics and evolution of <i>Acanthochitona</i> species (Polyplacophora: Acanthochitonidae). <em>Marine Life Science and Technology.</em> 8, 49–67., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s42995-026-00362-9 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Chiton (Acanthochaetes) achates A. A. Gould, 1859) Gould, A. A. (1859). Descriptions of shells collected by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 161-166., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249721
page(s): 165 [details]
basis of record Sirenko B.I. & Saito H. (2017). New species of chitons of the superfamily Cryptoplacoidea (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from Vietnamese waters. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4299(4): 451-506., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4299.4.1
page(s): 474, figs 21-23, 44A [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Eernisse, D.; Draeger, A.; Pilgrim, E. (2018). Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) rafted on tsunami debris from Japan to the shores of Washington, Oregon, and Hawai‘i. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 13(1): 71-86., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2018.13.1.06 [details]
additional source Sirenko, B. I. & Zhang, J.-L., 2019. (2019). Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) of Hainan Island and vicinity, South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa 4564 (1): 1-40.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4564.1.1 [details]
additional source Kim, I.H., Hwang, U.W. (2026). Morphology and mitochondrial genome-based analysis of the systematics and evolution of <i>Acanthochitona</i> species (Polyplacophora: Acanthochitonidae). <em>Marine Life Science and Technology.</em> 8, 49–67., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s42995-026-00362-9 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Debris: transport of species on human generated debris (dock) [details]
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthochitona achates)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 14 proteins)
To Malacopics (Acanthochitona achates (A. Gould, 1859) Japan, Wakayama, ex coll. J.Ph. Voorwinde)
To Malacopics (Acanthochitona achates (A. Gould, 1859) Japan, Wakayama-ken)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthochitona achates)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 14 proteins)
To Malacopics (Acanthochitona achates (A. Gould, 1859) Japan, Wakayama, ex coll. J.Ph. Voorwinde)
To Malacopics (Acanthochitona achates (A. Gould, 1859) Japan, Wakayama-ken)
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