Acanthopleurinae

Acanthopleura spinosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ischnochitonina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Polyplacophora Ordo: Ischnochitonina

Familia: Chitonidae
Subfamilia: Acanthopleurinae
Genera: Acanthopleura – Enoplochiton – Liolophura – Mesotomura – Squamopleura

Name

Acanthopleurinae Dall, 1889: 416 (as "Acanthopleuridæ")

• Type genus: Acanthopleura Guilding, 1830

Synonymy

• Acanthopleuridae Dall, 1889

References

Primary references

• Dall, W.H. 1889. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part II. Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. In: Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879–80), by the U.S. coast survey steamer "Blake," Lieut.-Commander C. D. Sigsbee, U. S. N, and commander J.R. Bartlett, U. S. N., commanding. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy 18: 1–492, pls 1–40. BHL Reference page.