Species Chiton (Amaurochiton) glaucus Gray, 1828
- Chiton glaucus Gray, E.J. 1828. Spicilegia Zoologica; or original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals. London : Treuttel, Wurtz & Co. Part 1 8 pp., pls. I-VI. [5].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, locality unknown. - Chiton viridis Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1835. Genre Oscabrion, Chiton, Linné. pp. 369–441 in, Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe, Éxecuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826–1827–1828–1829, sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie 3 Mollusques. Paris : J. Tastu. [383] [junior homonym of Chiton viridis Spengler, 1797 and Chiton viridis Röding, 1798].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP, New Zealand. - Chiton quoyi Deshayes, G.P. 1836. Oscabrion (Chiton). pp. 482-520 in Lamarck, J.B. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : Bailliere Vol. 7. [509] [nom. nov. for Chiton viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835].
- Chiton tenuistriatus Sowerby, G.B. 1840. A catalogue of Recent species of chitons. In, Conchological Illustrations. London : Sowerby. 10 pp. [fig. 135].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Wellington, New Zealand.Type locality references:
Bullock, R.C. 1988. The genus Chiton in the New World (Polyplacophora: Chitonidae). Veliger 31: 141-191 [167]. - Chiton aquatilis Reeve, L.A. 1847. Monograph of the genus Chiton. In, Conchologica Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 4 pls 1–27. [Feb., Mar., Apr., May 1847] [sp. and fig. 73].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, Wellington, New Zealand.Type locality references:
Bullock, R.C. 1988. The genus Chiton in the New World (Polyplacophora: Chitonidae). Veliger 31: 141-191 [167]. - Chiton quoyi limosa Nierstrasz, H. 1905. Bemerkungen ueber di Chitonen-Sammlung im Zoologischen Museum zu Leiden. Notes from the Leyden Museum 25: 141-159 pls 9-10 [151] [ex Suter manuscript name; introduced as a variety of Chiton quoyi Deshayes, 1836].
Type data:
Lectotype NZGS TM1242, Onehunga, Manukau Harbour, New Zealand.
Paralectotype(s) NZGS TM1243 1 specimen; NZGS TM1244 1 specimen; NZGS TM1245 1 specimen.Subsequent designation references:
Boreham, A. 1959. Biological type specimens in the New Zealand Geological Survey. I. Recent Mollusca. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 30: 1-87 [74].Type locality references:
Bullock, R.C. 1988. The genus Chiton in the New World (Polyplacophora: Chitonidae). Veliger 31: 141-191 [167]. - Chiton quoyi limosa Suter, H. 1905. Supplement to the revision of the New Zealand Polyplacophora, with descriptions of new species. Journal of Malacology 12: 65-71 pl. 9 [Date published 30 Dec. 1905] [69] [nom. nud.].
Type data:
Lectotype IGNS.
Paralectotype(s) IGNS TM1243 1 specimen; IGNS TM1244 1 specimen; IGNS TM1245 1 specimen; IGNS TM1243 1 specimen; IGNS TM1244 1 specimen; IGNS TM1245 1 specimen.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bullock, R.C. 1988. The genus Chiton in the New World (Polyplacophora: Chitonidae). Veliger 31: 141-191 [167]
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
SE TAS coast only.
Introduced from New Zealand.
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
Tasmanian Shelf Province (36)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Tas. Coast
Ecological Descriptors
Rock reef, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Under stones in very shallow water.
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) |