Species Acanthopleura spinosa (Bruguière, 1792)
- Chiton spinosus Bruguière, J.G. 1792. De deux coquilles des genres de l'Oscabrion et de la Pourpe. Journal of Natural History Paris 1: 20-32 pl. 2 [25].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 2 specimens, Maria Is., TAS (this originally designated locality is erroneous, Gowlett-Holmes (2001)).Type locality references:
Gowlett-Holmes, K.L. 2001. Polyplacophora. pp. 19-84 in Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 17.2 Mollusca: Aplacophora, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xii 353 pp. [Date published 3 July 2001]. - Acanthopleura spinosa montebelloensis 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 [32] [introduced as a variety of Acanthopleura spinosa (Bruguière, 1792)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown ?lost, Monte Bello Is., WA
Comment: probably destroyed by fire, see Zeidler, W. & Gowlett, K.L. 1986. Mollusc type-specimens in the South Australian Museum. 3. Polyplacophora. Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 19: 97–115.
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] [223]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
WA, NT, east 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)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp., N coast
Ecological Descriptors
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |