Species Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) variegatus (H. Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Lepidopleurus variegatus Adams, H. & Angas, G.F. 1864. Descriptions of new genera and species of Chitonidae from the Australian seas, in the collection of George French Angas. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864: 192-194 [Date published 10 May 1864] [192].
Type data:
Neotype SAMA D13736, Minlacowie, Hardwicke Bay, Yorke Peninsula, SA.Subsequent designation references:
Iredale, T. & Hull, A.F.B. 1927. A Monograph of Australian Loricata. Sydney : Zool. Soc. NSW. [13]. - Ischnochiton atkinsoni Iredale, T. & May, W.L. 1916. Misnamed Tasmanian chitons. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 12: 94-117 pls 4-5 [Date published Nov. 1916] [110].
Type data:
Holotype TMH E179/7520, Sulphur Creek, TAS.
Paratype(s) SAMA D15678 8 specimens, Stanley to Devonport, TAS. - Ischnochiton atkinsoni lincolnensis Ashby, E. 1920. A review of Chiton crispus, Reeve (Order Polyplacophora) and its allies, with proposed recognition of Blainville's Chiton lineolatus, and description of three new species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 44: 272-282 pls 11-12 [275].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA D11763 1 specimen, Port Lincoln, SA; NMV F17988 1 specimen, San Remo, VIC; SBMNH 34455 1 specimen, Port Lincoln, SA. - Ischnochiton (Heterozona) properensis Ashby, E. 1920. A review of Chiton crispus, Reeve (Order Polyplacophora) and its allies, with proposed recognition of Blainville's Chiton lineolatus, and description of three new species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 44: 272-282 pls 11-12 [278].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D11896, Proper Bay, Port Lincoln, SA. - Ischnochiton auratus Ashby, E. 1920. A review of Chiton crispus, Reeve (Order Polyplacophora) and its allies, with proposed recognition of Blainville's Chiton lineolatus, and description of three new species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 44: 272-282 pls 11-12 [277].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D11850, Marino, SA.
Paratype(s) SAMA D10738 1 specimen, Marino, SA. - Ischnochiton atkinsoni bruniensis Ashby, E. 1927. Notes on, and additions to, the chiton fauna of north-west Tasmania, together with a brief review of the genus Stenochiton. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1926: 92-117 [Date published 10 Feb. 1927] [111].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D11966, Lunawanna, South Bruny Is., TAS.
Paratype(s) NMV F16710 2 specimens, South Bruny Is., TAS.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kaas, P. & Van Belle, R.A. 1990. Monograph of Living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Suborder Ischnochitonina. Ischnochitonidae: Ischnochitoninae (continued). Additions to Vols 1, 2 and 3. Leiden : E.J. Brill Vol. 4 298 pp. [204]
- Kaas, P. & Van Belle, R.A. 1994. Monograph of Living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Suborder Ischnochitonina. Ischnochitonidae: Ischnochitoninae (concluded); Callistoplacinae; Mopaliidae. Additions to Vols 1–4. Leiden : E.J. Brill Vol. 5 402 pp. [55]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
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)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, G. Aust. Bight, S Gulfs coast, SW coast, Tas. Coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, littoral, rock reef, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Under stones.
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) |