Species Parachiton puppis Hull, 1923
- Parachiton puppis Hull, A.F.B. 1923. New Australian Polyplacophora, and notes on the distribution of certain species. The Australian Zoologist 3: 157-166 pls 24-26 [Date published 15 Aug. 1923] [158].
Type data:
Holotype AM C49540, Bottle and Glass Point, Vaucluse, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM C149663 1 specimen, Bottle and Glass Rocks, Vaucluse,Port Jackson, NSW. - Parachiton verconis Cotton, B.C. & Weeding, B.J. 1939. Flindersian loricates. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 63: 180-199 pl. 7 [Date published 22 Dec. 1939] [183].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D11689 1 valve, St Francis Is., Nuyts Archipelago, SA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Gowlett-Holmes, K.L. 1990. On the taxonomic status of the Australian chiton Parachiton verconis Cotton & Weeding, 1939 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Leptochitonidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 114: 95-97 [95]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
In sand.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2023 | LEPIDOPLEURIDA | 27-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |