Chiton pelliserpentis

Chiton pelliserpentis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ischnochitonina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Polyplacophora Ordo: Ischnochitonina

Familia: Chitonidae
Genus: Chiton
Species: Chiton pelliserpentis

Name

• Chiton pelliserpentis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835

Synonyms

• ?Chiton sinclairi
• Sypharochiton pelliserpentis
• ?Sypharochiton sinclairi

References

• Sperm morphology, spermatogenesis and spermiogenesis of three species of chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora).
• Horn, P.L. 1985: Respiration in air and water of the chiton Chiton pelliserpentis from high and low zones of a sheltered shore. New Zealand journal of marine and freshwater research, 19(1): 11–19. DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1985.9516071
• Horn, P.L. 1986: Energetics of Chiton pelliserpentis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) and the importance of mucus in its energy budget. Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology, 101(1–2): 119–141. DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(86)90045-6
• Seasonal reproductive cycles of three Australian species of chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora).

Links

• Schwabe, E. (2010). Chiton (Chiton) pelliserpentis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386208 on 2011-11-27

• BHL bibliography
• Chiton pelliserpentis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Chiton pelliserpentis.
• ION

Vernacular names

English: snakeskin chiton