Acanthopleura

Acanthopleura spinosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ischnochitonina
Superregnum: Eukaryota 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
Genus: Acanthopleura
Species: A. gemmata – A. granulata – A. loochooana – A. planispina – A. spinosa – A. tenuispinosa – A. testudo – A. vaillantii

Name

Acanthopleura Guilding, 1830

• Type species: Chiton spinosus Bruguière, 1792 = Acanthopleura spinosa (Bruguière, 1792) (by subsequent designation)

Synonymy

• Chiton (Acanthopleura) Guilding, 1830
• Acanthopleura (Amphitomura) Pilsbry, 1893
• Acanthozostera Iredale & Hull, 1926
  • Type species: Chiton gemmatus Blainville, 1825 (by original designation) = Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)

References

Primary references

• Guilding, L. 1830. Observations on the Chitonidae. The Zoological Journal 5: 25–35. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Brooker, L.R. 2003. Revision of Acanthopleura Guilding 1829 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) based in light and electron microscopy. Doctoral Dissertation, Murdoch University, Western Australia. PDF.

Links

• Acanthopleura in the World Register of Marine Species

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