Species Acanthochitona bednalli (Pilsbry, 1894)

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Species Acanthochitona bednalli (Pilsbry, 1894)

Acanthochites bednalli Pilsbry, H.A. 1894. List of Port Jackson chitons collected by Dr J.C. Cox, with a revision of Australian Acanthochitidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 46: 69-88 pls 2-4 [Date published 29 May 1894] [81].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANSP 64955 2 specimens, Gulf St Vincent, SA.
Acanthochiton bednalli johnstoni Ashby, E. 1923. Notes on a collection of Polyplacophora from Carnarvon, Western Australia, with definitions of a new genus and two new species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 47: 230-236 pls 16-19 [Date published 22 Dec. 1923] [231] [introduced as a variety of Acanthochiton bednalli (Pilsbry, 1894)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA D12185 1 specimen (other syntypes not located), Carnarvon, Shark Bay, WA.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Kaas, P. & Van Belle, R.A. 1998. Catalogue of Living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Leiden : Backhuys 204 pp. [28]

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

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)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Central W coast, G. Aust. Bight, Lower W coast, S Gulfs coast, Tas. Coast

Ecological Descriptors

Littoral.

Extra Ecological Information

On rocks and mangrove pneumatophores, in muddy/silty conditions, can crawl on surface of muddy sand.

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
13-Oct-2015	POLYPLACOPHORA	29-Sep-2015	MODIFIED	Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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