Species Plaxiphora (Plaxiphora) aurata (Spalowsky, 1795)
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown ('probably no longer existing', Kaas, P. & Van Belle, R.A. 1994. Monograph of Living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Vol. 5. Suborder Ischnochitonina. Ischnochitonidae: Ischnochitoninae (concluded); Callistoplacinae; Mopaliidae. Additions to Vols 1–4. Leiden : E.J. Brill 402 pp.[266]), Mare australe.Type locality references:
Kaas, P. & Van Belle, R.A. 1998. Catalogue of Living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Leiden : Backhuys 204 pp. [13].- Chiton raripilosus Blainville, H.M.D de 1825. Oscabrelle. Oscabrion. In, Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles. Paris : Levrault Vol. 36 pp. 519–556. [547].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP, unknown locality. - Chiton carmichaelis 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. [6].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1951.1.25.1, Tierra del Fuego.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1951.1.25.2 1 specimen, Tierra del Fuego; BMNH 1951.1.25.2 1 specimen.Subsequent designation references:
Ferreira, A.J. 1982. Taxonomic notes on Chiton carmichaelis Gray, 1828, type species of Plaxiphora Gray, 1847. Veliger 25(1): 43-50 [45]. - Chiton setiger King, P.P. & Broderip, W.J. 1831. Descriptions of the Cirrhipedia (sic), Conchifera and Mollusca, in a collection found by the officers of H.M.S. "Adventure" and "Beagle" employed betwen the years 1826 and 1830 in surveying the southern coasts of S. America, including the Straits of Magellan and the coast of Tierra del Fuego. Zoological Journal London 5: 332-349 [338].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1978143, Tierra del Fuego.Subsequent designation references:
Ferreira, A.J. 1982. Taxonomic notes on Chiton carmichaelis Gray, 1828, type species of Plaxiphora Gray, 1847. Veliger 25(1): 43-50 [45]. - Chiton frembleii Broderip, W.J. & Sowerby, G.B. 1832. Specimens of Mollusca and Conchifera collected by Mr H. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 2: 25-33 [28].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 198024, Valparaiso, Chile.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 198025 2 specimens.Subsequent designation references:
Ferreira, A.J. 1982. Taxonomic notes on Chiton carmichaelis Gray, 1828, type species of Plaxiphora Gray, 1847. Veliger 25(1): 43-50 [45]. - Plaxiphora campbelli Filhol, M. 1880. Mollusques marins vivant sur les côtes de l'île Campbell. Comptes Rendus (Hebdomadaires) des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences. Série D. Sciences Naturelles 91: 1094-1095 [1095] [lapsus calami, as Plaxifora].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP, Campbell Is., New Zealand. - Chaetopleura savatieri Rochebrune, A.T. de 1881. Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Chitonidae. Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris 7 5: 115-121 [119] [lapsus calami, as Choetopleura].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP, Magellan Strait.Subsequent designation references:
Ferreira, A.J. 1982. Taxonomic notes on Chiton carmichaelis Gray, 1828, type species of Plaxiphora Gray, 1847. Veliger 25(1): 43-50 [45]. - Chaetopleura ahnni Rochebrune, A.T. de 1884. Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Chitonidae (Deuxième supplément). Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris 7 8: 32-39 [34] [lapsus calami, as Choetopleura].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Punta Arenas, Patagonia. - Plaxiphora simplex Carpenter, P.P. in Haddon, A.C. 1886. Report on the Polyplacophora collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Challenger Reports Zoology 15: 1-50 pls 1-3 [33].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1 specimen (other syntypes not located), Tristan da Cunha. - Plaxiphora carpenteri Haddon, A.C. 1886. Report on the Polyplacophora collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Challenger Reports Zoology 15: 1-50 pls 1-3 [Date published 9 Aug. 1886] [34].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, Tristan da Cunha. - Chaetopleura hahni Rochebrune, A.T. de 1889. Polyplacophores. Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn 1882-1883 4: 131-143 pl. 9 [136].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP, Orange Bay, Punta Arenas, Patagonia.
Paralectotype(s) MNHP 1 specimen.Subsequent designation references:
Ferreira, A.J. 1982. Taxonomic notes on Chiton carmichaelis Gray, 1828, type species of Plaxiphora Gray, 1847. Veliger 25(1): 43-50 [46]. - Chaetopleura frigida Rochebrune, A.T. de 1889. Polyplacophores. Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn 1882-1883 4: 131-143 pl. 9 [137].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Orange Bay, Patagonia. - Tonicia subatrata 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 [201].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Macquarie Is. - Plaxiphora superba Carpenter, P.P. in 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 [319] [lapsus calami, as Placiphora].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, New Zealand. - Chiton setiger kingi Clessin, S. 1904. Die Familie Chitonidae. Systematique Conchologie Cabinet. Vol. 6 (edn 2) Lief 491 pp. 1-120 pls 1–41. [119] [introduced as a variety of Chiton setiger King & Broderip, 1831].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Magellan Strait. - Plaxiphora aucklandica Suter, H. 1909. The Mollusca of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand Article 1: 1-57 [2].
Type data:
Holotype CMNZ, Musgrave Harbour, Auckland Ils. - Mopalia (Semimopalia) grisea Dall, W.H. 1919. Descriptions of new species of chitons from the Pacific Coast of America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 55: 499-516 [Date published 7 June 1919] [514].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 218734, between Cape Pillar and Cape Horn, Tierra del Fuego.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Macquarie Is., circumpolar Subantarctic.
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
Macquarie Island Province (24)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Antarctic Region
- Macquarie Island (Aust. Terr.)
Ecological Descriptors
Littoral, rock reef.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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