Genus Acanthopleura Guilding, 1829

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• Acanthopleura Guilding, L. 1829. Observations on the Chitonidae. Zoological Journal London 5: 25-35 [27].

  Type species:

   Chiton spinosus Bruguière, 1792 by subsequent designation, see Gray, J.E. 1847. A list of the Genera of Recent Mollusca, their Synonyms and Types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 15: 129-242 [168].
• Corephium Gray, J.E. 1847. On the genera of the family Chitonidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 15: 63-70 [65] [junior homonym of Corephium Brown, 1827].

  Type species:

   Chiton echinatus Barnes, 1824 by subsequent designation, see Gray, J.E. 1847. A list of the Genera of Recent Mollusca, their Synonyms and Types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 15: 129-242 [169].
• Enoplochiton Gray, J.E. 1847. On the genera of the family Chitonidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 15: 63-70 [65].

  Type species:

   Chiton niger Barnes, 1824 by monotypy.
• Maugeria Gray, J.E. 1857. Guide to the Systematic Distribution of the Mollusca in the British Museum. London : British Museum Trustees 230 pp. [183].

  Type species:

   Chiton granulatus Gmelin, 1791 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. 14. i-xxxiv 129-350 pls 31-68 [227].
• Sclerochiton 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:

   Chiton (Sclerochiton) miles Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893 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. 14. i-xxxiv 129-350 pls 31-68 [189].
• Francisia Carpenter, P.P. in Dall, W.H. 1882. On the genera of chitons. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 4: 279-291 [284] [introduced as a subgenus of Acanthopleura Guilding, 1829].

  Type species:

   Chiton spinosus Bruguière, 1792 by original designation.
• Rhopalopleura Thiele, J. 1893. Lepidoglossa. pp. 353–401 pls 30–32 in Troschel, F.H. (ed.) Das Gebiss der Schnecken Zur Begründung Einer Naturlichen Classification. Vol. 2. Berlin. [373].

  Type species:

   Chiton aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 by monotypy.
• Amphitomura Pilsbry, H.A. 1893. On Acanthopleura and its subgenera. Nautilus 6: 104-105 [Date published Jan. 1893] [105] [introduced as a subgenus of Acanthopleura Guilding, 1829].

  Type species:

   Chiton borbonicus Deshayes, 1863 by original designation.
• Mesotomura Pilsbry, H.A. 1893. On Acanthopleura and its subgenera. Nautilus 6: 104-105 [Date published Jan. 1893] [105] [nom. nov. for Corephium Gray, 1847].
• Clavarizona Hull, A.F.B. 1923. New Australian Loricata and notes on the distribution of certain species. 1. The Australian Zoologist 3: 195-201 pls 27-28 [Date published 18 Dec. 1923] [199].

  Type species:

   Chiton hirtosus Blainville, 1825 by original designation.
• Acanthozostera Iredale, T. & Hull, A.F.B. 1926. A monograph of the Australian loricates (Phylum Mollusca – Order Loricata). VII. The Australian Zoologist 4: 256-276 pls 37-39 [Date published 30 Apr. 1926] [263].

  Type species:

   Chiton gemmatus Blainville, 1825 by original designation.
• Planispina Taki, I. 1962. A list of the Polyplacophora from Japanese Islands and vicinity. Venus 22: 29-53 [47].

  Type species:

   Acanthopleura (Amphitomura) planispina Bergenhayn, 1933 by original designation.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Ferreira, A.J. 1986. A revision of the genus Acanthopleura Guilding, 1829 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Veliger 28: 221-279 [Date published 2 Jan. 1986] [222]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Worldwide in tropical seas.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast, Central W coast, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carp., Lower E coast, Lower W coast, N coast, NE coast, NW coast, SW coast

Distribution References

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
10-Dec-2023	POLYPLACOPHORA	27-Oct-2023	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)