Genus Placiphorella Carpenter in Dall, 1879

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Genus Placiphorella Carpenter in Dall, 1879

Placiphorella Carpenter, P.P. in Dall, W.H. 1879. Report on the limpets and chitons of the Alaskan and Arctic regions, with descriptions of genera and species believed to be new. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 1: 281-344 [298].
Type species:
Placiphorella velata Carpenter in Dall, 1879 by original designation.
Euplacophora Verrill, A.E. & Smith, S.I. 1882. Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks of the southern coast of New England, No. 7, and of some additions to the fauna of Vineyard Sound. American Journal of Science 3 24: 360-371 [365] [introduced as a subgenus of Placophora Verrill & Smith, 1882].
Type species:
Placophora (Euplacophora) atlantica Verrill & Smith, 1882 by monotypy.
Trochochiton Rochebrune, A.T. de 1884. Fauna de la Sénégambie. 6 Vols (in 5 books) Paris. [1883–1887] [754].
Placophoropsis Pilsbry, H.A. 1893. Monograph of the Polyplacophora. In Tryon, G.W. Manual of Conchology. Academy of Sciences : Philadelphia Series. Vol. 14. i-xxxiv 129-350 pls 31-68 [313] [junior objective synonym of Euplacophora Verrill & Smith, 1882; introduced as a subgenus of Plaxiphora Gray, 1847].
Type species:
Placophora (Euplacophora) atlantica Verrill & Smith, 1882 by monotypy.
Langfordiella Dall, W.H. 1925. New shells from Japan. Nautilus 38(3): 95-97 [Date published Jan. 1925] [96].
Type species:
Langfordiella japonica Dall, 1925 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

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. [318]

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific and Pacific Oceans, North Atlantic Ocean.

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.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Macquarie Island Province (24), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Antarctic Region

Macquarie Island (Aust. Terr.)

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Tas. Coast
- 200 mile fishing zone: S oceanic, SE oceanic

Distribution References

Clark, R.N. 1994. Review of the genus Placiphorella Dall, 1879, ex Carpenter MS (Polyplacophora: Mopaliidae) with description of two new species. Veliger 37(3): 290-311

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)

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