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Polyplacophora: Neoloricata: : Chitonidae

Chiton viridis Spengler, 1797


Depth: 0 to 0 m (live 0 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 18  mm

Synonymy

Chiton viridis Spengler, 1797
Chiton tessellatus W. Wood, 1815
Chiton excavatus Sowerby II, 1840
Lophyrus excavatus (Sowerby II, 1840) 
Chiton foveolatus Sowerby II, 1840
Chiton costatus C. B. Adams, 1845
Chiton gemmulatus Shuttleworth, 1853
Chiton reesi Salisbury, 1953
Chiton rubrocarinatus Usticke, 1959

Details


Chiton viridis Spengler, 1797,
[Basis of the current name]
Depth: 0 m (live 0 m)
Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys

Chiton costatus C. B. Adams, 1845, 
[Synonym]
References: Kaas & Van Belle (1980) s

Chiton excavatus Sowerby II, 1840, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
Attributed to: Chemnitz; Gray
Distribution: Cuba
References: Arango (1880); Kaas & Van Belle (1980) s?
Comments: Called a nude name by Kaas & Van Belle (1980), but figured by Sowerby.
Combining Genera:  Lophyrus

Chiton foveolatus Sowerby II, 1840, 
[Synonym]
References: Kaas & Van Belle (1980) s

Chiton gemmulatus Shuttleworth, 1853, 
[Synonym]
References: Kaas & Van Belle (1980) s

Chiton reesi Salisbury, 1953, 
[Synonym]
References: Kaas & Van Belle (1980) s

Chiton rubrocarinatus Usticke, 1959, 
[Synonym]
Maximum Reported Size: 18 mm
References: Usticke (1971) s

Chiton tessellatus W. Wood, 1815, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Kaas & Van Belle (1980) s?



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