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Polyplacophora: Neoloricata: : Ischnochitonidae

Callochiton puniceus (Gould, 1846)


Range: 52°S to 55.5°S; 70°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 to 480 m
Maximum Reported Size: 24  mm

Synonymy

Chiton puniceus Gould, 1846
Icoplax puniceus (Gould, 1846) 
Lepidopleurus puniceus (Gould, 1846) 
Chiton illuminatus Reeve, 1847
Lepidopleurus illuminatus (Reeve, 1847) 
Chiton dimorphus Rochebrune, 1889
Ischnochiton exanthematus Dall, 1919

Details


Chiton puniceus Gould, 1846a, p. 143, Not figured [Gould 1860, figs. 412, 412a-d]
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: Couthouy MS
Type Locality: Orange Harbor
Range: 52°S to 54.5°S; 70°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 to 480 m
Maximum Reported Size: 24 mm
Distribution: Argentina, Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego, Straits of Magellan, Chile
References: Rochebrune (1889); Pelseneer (1903); Carcelles (1953); Ríos, Mutschke & Morrison (2003) W; Sirenko (2006) DdNSEM
Combining Genera:  Icoplax Lepidopleurus

Chiton dimorphus Rochebrune, 1889, p. H.142, pl. 9, figs. 10a-b
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Baie Orange
Range: 55.5°S to 55.5°S; 68°W
Maximum Reported Size: 14 mm
Distribution: Tierra del Fuego
References: Rochebrune (1889) NSEWM; Kaas & van Belle (1980) s

Ischnochiton exanthematus Dall, 1919, 
[Synonym]
References: Sirenko (2006) s

Chiton illuminatus Reeve, 1847, 
[Synonym]
Distribution: Straits of Magellan
References: Rochebrune (1889); Kaas & van Belle (1980) s
Combining Genera:  Lepidopleurus


Partial List of References

Gould, A. A. 1846. [On the shells collected by the United States Exploring Expedition; species of the genus Chiton] Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 2 141-145. [Stated date: -- Jul 1846.]
Rochebrune, A.-T. 1889. Polyplacophores Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn. 1882-1883 6 H.131-H.143, pl. 9

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