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Acanthochitona gracilis (Jeffreys, 1859)

152655  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152655)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Polyplacophora (Class)
  5. Neoloricata (Subclass)
  6. Chitonida (Order)
  7. Acanthochitonina (Suborder)
  8. Cryptoplacoidea (Superfamily)
  9. Acanthochitonidae (Family)
  10. Acanthochitoninae (Subfamily)
  11. Acanthochitona (Genus)
  12. Acanthochitona gracilis (Species)
 unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chiton gracilis Jeffreys, 1859) Jeffreys, J. G. (1859). Further gleanings in British Conchology. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (series 3). 3:30–43, 106–120, pl. 2., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2317711
page(s): 106-107 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Acanthochitona gracilis (Jeffreys, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152655 on 2025-04-03
Date
action
by
2005-04-14 07:47:17Z
created
Cuvelier, Daphne
2019-08-29 02:00:11Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce

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Nomenclature

original description (of Chiton gracilis Jeffreys, 1859) Jeffreys, J. G. (1859). Further gleanings in British Conchology. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (series 3). 3:30–43, 106–120, pl. 2., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2317711
page(s): 106-107 [details] 

basis of record Kaas, P.; Van Belle, R.A. (1980). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Backhuys: Rotterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-6279-013-5. 144 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
Countries
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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