Species Acanthochitona saundersi Gowlett-Holmes & Zeidler, 1987
- Acanthochitona saundersi Gowlett-Holmes, K.L. & Zeidler, W. 1987. A new species of Acanthochitona (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Acanthochitonidae), from South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 111: 111-114 [Date published 29 May 1987] [111].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D16699, off NW point of East Franklin Is., Nuyts Archipelago, SA.
Paratype(s) SAMA D16698 1 specimen, off SW side of East Franklin Is., Nuyts Archipelago, SA; SAMA D17441 2 specimens, Far West Bottom, Tiparra Reef, Spencer Gulf, SA; SAMA D17475 1 specimen, Point Gilbert, Port Moorowie, Yorke Peninsula, SA.
Distribution
States
South 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.
IMCRA
Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: G. Aust. Bight, S Gulfs coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
On rocks under fine to medium sand, in sand pockets on reefs in areas usually exposed to moderate swell.
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 | 01-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |