Genus Acanthochitona Gray, 1821
- Acanthochitona Gray, J.E. 1821. A natural arrangement of Mollusca according to their internal structure. London Medical Repository 15: 229-239 [234].
Type species:
Chiton fascicularis Linnaeus, 1767 by monotypy. - Gymnoplax Gray, J.E. 1821. A natural arrangement of Mollusca according to their internal structure. London Medical Repository 15: 229-239 [234] [nom. nud.].
- Chitonelle Blainville, H.M.D de 1825. Oscabrelle. Oscabrion. In, Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles. Paris : Levrault Vol. 36 pp. 519–556. [551] [junior objective synonym of Acanthochitona Gray, 1821].
Type species:
Chiton fascicularis Linnaeus, 1767 by subsequent designation, see Herrmannsen, A.N. 1852. Indicis generum malacozoorum supplementa et corrigenda. Cassellis : Theodoria Fischeri. - Acanthochites Risso, A. 1826. Histoire Naturelle des Principales Productions de l'Europe Méridionale et Particulièrement de Celles des Environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris : F.-G.Levrault Vol. 4 iv, 439 pp., 12 pls. [Date published November 1826] [268] [junior objective synonym of Acanthochitona Gray, 1821].
Type species:
Chiton fascicularis Linnaeus, 1767 by subsequent designation, see Pilsbry, H.A. 1893. Monograph of the Polyplacophora. In Tryon, G.W. Manual of Conchology. Academy of Sciences : Philadelphia Series. Vol. 15. 64 pp. 10 pls [9]. - Phakellopleura Guilding, L. 1829. Observations on the Chitonidae. Zoological Journal London 5: 25-35 [28] [junior objective synonym of Acanthochitona Gray, 1821].
Type species:
Chiton fascicularis Linnaeus, 1767 by monotypy. - Hamachiton Middendorff, A.T. von 1847. Beiträge zu einer Malacozoologia Rossica. Mémoires de l'Academie Imperial de la Société des Sciences, Saint Pétersburg 6: 1-151 pls 1-14 [33] [introduced as section of the subgenus Phaenochiton Middendorff, 1847 of Chiton Linnaeus, 1758, junior objective synonym of Acanthochitona Gray, 1821].
Type species:
Chiton fascicularis Linnaeus, 1767 by subsequent designation, see Iredale, T. & Hull, A.F.B. 1925. A monograph of Australian loricates (Phylum Mollusca – Order Loricata). V. Family Cryptoconchidae. The Australian Zoologist 4(2): 75-111 pls 9-12 [Date published 10 Nov. 1925] [76]. - Platysemus Middendorff, A.T. von 1847. Beiträge zu einer Malacozoologia Rossica. Mémoires de l'Academie Imperial de la Société des Sciences, Saint Pétersburg 6: 1-151 pls 1-14 [34] [introduced as a subsection of the section Hamachiton Middendorff, 1847 of the subgenus Phaenochiton Middendorff, 1847 of Chiton Linnaeus, 1758, junior objective synonym of Acanthochitona Gray, 1821].
Type species:
Chiton fascicularis Linnaeus, 1767 by subsequent designation, see Iredale, T. & Hull, A.F.B. 1925. A monograph of Australian loricates (Phylum Mollusca – Order Loricata). V. Family Cryptoconchidae. The Australian Zoologist 4(2): 75-111 pls 9-12 [Date published 10 Nov. 1925] [76]. - Strechochiton Tapparone-Canefri, C. 1874. Malacologia. In, Zoologia del viaggio intorno al globo della regia fregata Magenta durante gli anni 1865–68. Torino 4to. 162 pp. 4 pls [79] [ex A. Adams manuscript name].
Type species:
Amycula defilippi Tapparone-Canefri, 1874 by monotypy. - Stectoplax Carpenter, P.P. in Dall, W.H. 1882. On the genera of chitons. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 4: 279-291 [284].
Type species:
Stectoplax porrecta Carpenter in Dall, 1882 by original designation (= Acanthochites porrectus Pilsbry, 1893). - Stectoplax Dall, W.H. 1879. Report on the limpets and chitons of the Alaskan and Arctic regions, with descriptions of genera and species believed to be new. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 1: 281-344 [Date published 13 Feb. 1879] [299] [nom. nud.].
- Meturoplax Pilsbry, H.A. 1894. Notices of new chitons. I. Nautilus 7: 107-108 [Date published Jan. 1894] [107] [introduced as a subgenus of Acanthochites Risso, 1826].
Type species:
Acanthochites (Meturoplax) retrojectus Pilsbry, 1894 by original designation. - Acanthochiton Iredale, T. 1915. A commentary on Suter's "Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca". Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 47: 417-497 [Date published 12 July 1915] [422] [invalid emendation of Acanthochitona Gray, 1821].
- Pseudoacanthochiton Sulc, J. 1934. Studie über die fossilen Chitonen. 1. Die fossilen Chitonen im Neogen des Wiener Beckens und der angrenzenden Gebiete. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 47: 1-31 pls 1-2 [15] [introduced as a subgenus of Cryptoconchus Guilding, 1829].
Type species:
Cryptoconchus (Pseudoacanthochiton) steinabrunensis Sulc, 1934 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Van Belle, R.A. 1983. The systematic classification of the chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Informations de la Société Belge de Malacologie 11: 1-178 [140]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Worldwide, an unidentified species has been recorded from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Central E coast, Central W coast, G. Aust. Bight, Great Barrier Reef, Lower E coast, Lower W coast, NE coast, S Gulfs coast, SW coast, Tas. Coast
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales
- Norfolk Island
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |