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Polyplacophora: Neoloricata: : Chitonidae

Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764


Range: 21.4°N to 18°N; 86.8°W to 75.9°W
Maximum Reported Size: 70  mm

Synonymy

Lophyrus squamosus (Linnaeus, 1764) 
Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764
Chiton indus Gmelin, 1791
Chiton tigris Spengler, 1797
Chiton fasciatus W. Wood, 1815
Lophyrus fasciatus (W. Wood, 1815) 
Chiton cymbium Blainville, 1825
Chiton pictus Blainville, 1825
Chiton spengleri Blainville, 1825
Chiton chemnitzii Pfeiffer, 1840
Chiton marmoreus Reeve, 1847

Details


Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 21.4°N to 18°N; 86.8°W to 75.9°W
Maximum Reported Size: 70 mm
Distribution: Mexico: Quintana Roo; Cuba: Holguin
References: Arango (1880); Ekdale (1974) NW; Vegas Torres (2004) E
Combining Genera:  Lophyrus

Chiton chemnitzii Pfeiffer, 1840, 
[Synonym]
References: Kaas & Van Belle (1980) s

Chiton cymbium Blainville, 1825, 
[Not available]
References: Kaas & Van Belle (1980) s?
Comments: Name introduced in synonymy of Chiton pictus.

Chiton fasciatus W. Wood, 1815, 
[Synonym]
Distribution: Cuba
References: Arango (1880); Kaas & Van Belle (1980) s
Combining Genera:  Lophyrus

Chiton indus Gmelin, 1791, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Kaas & Van Belle (1980) s

Chiton marmoreus Reeve, 1847, 
[Synonym]
References: Kaas & Van Belle (1980) s
Comments: Non Fabricius, 1780.

Chiton pictus Blainville, 1825, 
[Synonym]
References: Kaas & Van Belle (1980) s

Chiton spengleri Blainville, 1825, 
[Synonym]
References: Kaas & Van Belle (1980) s

Chiton tigris Spengler, 1797, 
[Synonym]
References: Kaas & Van Belle (1980) s



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