Species Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)
- Chiton gemmatus Blainville, H.M.D de 1825. Oscabrelle. Oscabrion. In, Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles. Paris : Levrault Vol. 36 pp. 519–556. [544].
Type data:
Neotype SAMA D12459, Dunk Is., QLD.Subsequent designation references:
Ashby, E. 1928. Notes on a collection of chitons (Polyplacophora) from the Capricorn Group, Queensland. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 52: 167-173 pl. 12 [1928] [172]. - Chiton spiniger Sowerby, G.B. II 1840. Descriptions of some new chitons. Magazine of Natural History ns 4(suppl.): 287-294 pl. 16 [Date published June 1840] [287].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1842.5.10.1654, Siquijor Is., Philippines.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1842.5.10.1652 1 specimen, Siquijor Is., Philippines; BMNH 1842.5.10.1652.Subsequent designation references:
Ferreira, A.J. 1986. A revision of the genus Acanthopleura Guilding, 1829 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Veliger 28: 221-279 [Date published 2 Jan. 1986] [226]. - Chiton macgillivrayi Adams, A. 1855. Descriptions of two new genera and several new species of Mollusca, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1855(23): 119-124 [120].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, Fiji Ils. - Acanthopleura rawakiana Rochebrune, A.T. de 1882. Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Chitonidae (Premier supplément). Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris 7 6: 190-197 [195].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP, Rawak, Terre des Papous.Subsequent designation references:
Ferreira, A.J. 1986. A revision of the genus Acanthopleura Guilding, 1829 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Veliger 28: 221-279 [Date published 2 Jan. 1986] [226]. - Acanthopleura balansae Rochebrune, A.T. de 1882. Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Chitonidae (Premier supplément). Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris 7 6: 190-197 [197].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP, New Caledonia.
Paralectotype(s) MNHP 3 specimens, New Caledonia; MNHP 3 specimens.Subsequent designation references:
Ferreira, A.J. 1986. A revision of the genus Acanthopleura Guilding, 1829 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Veliger 28: 221-279 [Date published 2 Jan. 1986] [226]. - Acanthopleura glareosa Smith, E.A. 1884. Mollusca. pp. 34–116, 487–508, 657–659, pls 4–7. In, Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of the H.M.S. 'Alert ' 1881-2. London : British Museum Trustees, printed by Taylor & Francis. [Part I. Collections of Melanesia, pp. 34–116; Part II. Collections from the Western Indian Ocean, pp. 487–508; explanation of plates pp. 657–659] [81] [nom. nud.].
- Acanthopleura gemmata queenslandica Ashby, E. 1922. Notes on the Australian representatives of the genus Acanthopleura, Guilding, together with a description of Polyplacophora in the Western Australian Museum. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 8: 29-34 [30] [introduced as a variety of Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D12459, Dunk Is., QLD. - Acanthopleura gemmata maudensis Ashby, E. 1928. Notes on a collection of chitons (Polyplacophora) from the Capricorn Group, Queensland. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 52: 167-173 pl. 12 [1928] [172].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D10775 6 valves, Mauds Landing, Shark Bay, WA. - Acanthopleura (Amphitomura) planispina Bergenhayn, J.R.M. 1933. Die Loricaten von Prof. Dr. Sixten Bocks Expedition nach Japan und den Bonin-Inseln 1914. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 12: 1-58 pls 1-3 [Date published 8 Mar. 1933] [36].
Type data:
Holotype ZIUU 114a, Bonin Ils.
Paratype(s) ZIUU 114b 4 specimens, Bonin Ils. - Acanthopleura bergenhayni Leloup, E. 1937. Diagnoses de six nouvelles espèces d'amphineures polyplacophores de la region Indo-Pacifique. Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle du Belgique 13(38): 1-3 [Date published Sept. 1937] [3].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 19823, north coast of Australia. - Acanthozostera virens Ang, E.Z. 1967. Loricates of the Philippines. Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines 20: 383-464 pls 1-21 [421].
Type data:
Holotype UPM Am-112, Philippines.
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] [225] (modified following Kaas, P. & Van Belle, R.A. 1988. Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the coasts of Oman and the Arabian Gulf. Am. Malacol. Bull. 6: 115–130 [123])
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
QLD, WA, NT, Indo-west Pacific Oceans.
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
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carp., N coast, NE coast, NW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Littoral, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
Littoral, rock reef.
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) |
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |