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Polyplacophora: Neoloricata: : Ischnochitonidae

Ischnochiton viridulus (Gould, 1846)


Range: 55.5°S to 55.5°S; 68°W
Maximum Reported Size: 15  mm

Synonymy

Chiton viridulus Gould, 1846
Lepidopleurus viridulus (Gould, 1846) 

Details


Chiton viridulus Gould, 1846a, p. 144, not figured [Gould 1860, figs. 413, 413a-c]
Attributed to: Couthouy MS
Type Locality: Orange Harbor
Range: 55.5°S to 55.5°S; 68°W
Maximum Reported Size: 15 mm
Distribution: Tierra del Fuego
References: Gould (1846a) NSEWM; Rochebrune (1889)
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.]

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