Species Cryptoplax striata (Lamarck, 1819)
- Chitonellus striatus Lamarck, J.-B.P. 1819. Oscabrelle (Chitonellus). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres 6: 316-317 [317].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP, Australia (as New Holland). - Chitonellus gunni Reeve, L.A. 1847. Monograph of the genus Chitonellus. In, Conchologica Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 4. pl. 1 [Apr. 1847] [pl. 1, sp., fig. 5].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1841.2.6.11 1 specimen, TAS (as Van Diemen's Land); BMNH 1841.3.1.85–7 3 specimens, TAS (as Van Diemen's Land); BMNH 198015 4 specimens, TAS (as Van Diemen's Land). - Chitonellus rostratus Reeve, L.A. 1847. Monograph of the genus Chitonellus. In, Conchologica Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 4. pl. 1 [Apr. 1847] [pl. 1, sp., fig. 6].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, Raines Is., Torres Strait (locality erroneous); BMNH 1951.2.5.5–8 4 specimens, Raines Is., Torres Strait (locality erroneous = TAS).Type locality references:
Iredale, T. & Hull, A.F.B. 1925. A monograph of Australian loricates (Phylum Mollusca – Order Loricata). V. Family Cryptoconchidae. The Australian Zoologist 4(2): 75-111 pls 9-12 [Date published 10 Nov. 1925] [105]. - Cryptoplax torresianus 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:
Holotype MNHP, Torres Strait (locality erroneous, this is a southern Australian species, 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]. - Cryptoplax striatus westernensis Ashby, E. 1923. A review of the Australian representatives of the genus Cryptoplax, Order Polyplacophora. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 47: 237-243 pls 16-19 [238] [introduced as a variety of Cryptoplax striatus [sic] (Lamarck, 1819)].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D10717, Rottnest Is., WA. - Cryptoplax striata occidentalis Iredale, T. & Hull, A.F.B. 1925. A monograph of Australian loricates (Phylum Mollusca – Order Loricata). V. Family Cryptoconchidae. The Australian Zoologist 4(2): 75-111 pls 9-12 [Date published 10 Nov. 1925] [106].
Type data:
Syntype(s) WAM 11661 1 specimen (other syntypes not located), Quarantine Station, Albany, King George Sound, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, G. Aust. Bight, Lower W coast, NE coast, S Gulfs coast, SW coast, Tas. Coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, rock reef, sublittoral.
General References
Saito, H. 2004. Phylogenetic significance of the radula in chitons, with special reference to the Cryptoplacoidea (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Bollettino Malacologico (Supplemento 5): 83-104 [Date published 2004: publication dated 2003] [101-102]
Schwabe, E. 2009. Cryptoplax striata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386462 (Accessed on 2015-08-12)
History of changes
| 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) |