Species Rhyssoplax torriana (Hedley & Hull, 1910)
- Chiton torriana Hedley, C. & Hull, A.F.B. 1910. Corrections. Records of the Australian Museum 7: [no pagination] [Date published 28 Feb. 1910] [un-numbered] [nom. nov. for Chiton torri Hedley & Hull, 1909].
- Chiton torri Hedley, C. & Hull, A.F.B. 1909. Descriptions of new and notes on other Australian Polyplacophora. Records of the Australian Museum 7: 260-266 pls 73-74 [Date published 30 Aug. 1909] [262] [junior homonym of Chiton torri Suter, 1907].
Type data:
Holotype AM C30458, Hog Bay, Kangaroo Is., SA.
Paratype(s) AM C170798 8 valves, Kangaroo Is., SA. - Chiton hullianus Iredale, T. 1910. Notes on Polyplacophora, chiefly Australian. (Part I). Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 9: 90-105 [Date published 30 June 1910] [103] [nom. nov. for Chiton torri Hedley & Hull, 1909].
- Rhyssoplax torrianus klemi Ashby, E. 1919. Notes on Australian Polyplacophora, including descriptions of two new genera, a new variety, and the description and proposed recognition of Mr Bednall's Stenochiton pilsbryanus. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 43: 66-73 pl. 11 [72] [as variety of Rhyssoplax torianus (Hedley & Hull, 1910)].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (?lost; possibly destroyed by fire, see Zeidler, W. & Gowlett, K.L. 1986. Mollusc type-specimens in the South Australian Museum. 3. Polyplacophora. Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 19: 97–115), Corny Point, Yorke Peninsula, SA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
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
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: G. Aust. Bight, Lower W coast, S Gulfs coast, SW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, rock reef, sublittoral.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2015 | POLYPLACOPHORA | 01-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |