MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Anisochiton discrepans (T. Brown, 1827)

ERMS name details

Anisochiton discrepans (T. Brown, 1827)

AphiaID

751128 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:751128)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Acanthochitona discrepans (T. Brown, 1827)

Rank

Species

Parent

Anisochiton P. Fischer, 1885 accepted as Acanthochitona J. E. Gray, 1821

Original name

Chiton discrepans T. Brown, 1827

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Variety Anisochiton discrepans var. elongata Dautzenberg, 1893 accepted as Acanthochitona fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
Variety Anisochiton discrepans var. marmorata Dautzenberg, 1893 accepted as Acanthochitona fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
Variety Anisochiton discrepans var. nigrolineata Dautzenberg, 1893 accepted as Acanthochitona fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Chiton discrepans T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London. 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): pl. 35, fig. 20 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Anisochiton discrepans (T. Brown, 1827). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data../aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751128 on 2025-05-22

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Anisochiton discrepans (T. Brown, 1827). Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751128 on 2025-05-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2014-01-31 09:42:27Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2019-03-22 00:03:59Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

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original description (of Chiton discrepans T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London. 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): pl. 35, fig. 20 [details]

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