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Acanthochitona

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Acanthochitona
Temporal range: Oligocene–Recent[1]
Acanthochitona venezuelana, Florida Middle Grounds, 28°35.0'N, 84°14.9'W, 31 m, 19 May 1977.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Suborder: Acanthochitonina
Family: Acanthochitonidae
Genus: Acanthochitona
Gray, 1821
Synonyms
  • Acanthochaetes Risso, 1826 (synonym and incorrect subsequent spelling of Acanthochites Risso, 1826)
  • Acanthochites Risso, 1826
  • Acanthochites (Meturoplax) Pilsbry, 1894
  • Acanthochiton Herrmannsen, 1846 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Acanthochites Risso, 1826)
  • Acanthochiton (Acanthochites) Risso, 1826
  • Anisochiton P. Fischer, 1885
  • Chiton (Acanthochaetes) [sic] (misspelling)
  • Chiton (Acanthochites) Risso, 1826
  • Chiton (Acanthochiton) Herrmannsen, 1846
  • Chiton (Hamachiton) Middendorff, 1847 (a junior synonym)
  • Chiton (Platysemus) Middendorff, 1847
  • Meturoplax Pilsbry, 1894

Acanthochitona is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, of worldwide distribution. [2]

Species

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According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), species in the genus Acanthochitona include [3]

References

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  1. ^ van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Acanthochitona J. E. Gray, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137613 on 2023-12-11
  3. ^ WoRMS : Acanthochitona