Species Acanthochitona retrojecta (Pilsbry, 1894)
- Acanthochites (Meturoplax) retrojectus Pilsbry, H.A. 1894. Notices of new chitons. I. Nautilus 7: 107-108 [Date published Jan. 1894] [107].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANSP 64848 17 specimens, Port Jackson, NSW; ANSP A4749 25 specimens, Port Jackson, NSW; AM C 44935 1 specimen, Port Jackson, NSW. - Acanthochiton retrojectus pustulosus Ashby, E. 1922. Notes on Australian Polyplacophora, with descriptions of three new species and two new varieties. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 46: 9-22 pl. 3 [Date published 22 Dec. 1922] [15] [introduced as a variety of Acanthochiton retrojectus (Pilsbry, 1894)].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D12205, Quarantine Station, Sydney Harbour, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Central E coast, Lower E coast
Ecological Descriptors
Littoral.
Extra Ecological Information
In crevices in rocks, often associated with mussels.
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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13-Oct-2015 | POLYPLACOPHORA | 01-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |