Chiton apiculatus Say, 1830, [Basis of the current name] Range: 42°N to 28°N; 82°W to 70°W Maximum Reported Size: 25 mm Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Virginia; Florida: East Florida, West Florida References: De Kay (1843) M
Chiton (Choetopleura) candisatusShuttleworth, 1856, p. 168-169, not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Guadeloupe Range: 16.5°N ; 61.5°W Maximum Reported Size: 9 mm Distribution: Guadeloupe References: Shuttleworth (1856) NSEWM
Chiton jayiDe Kay, 1843, p. 164, pl. 10, figs. 201-202 [Not available] Type Locality: 'South-Carolina nearly to Cape Cod in Massachusetts' Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, South Carolina Comments: Name introduced in synonymy of C. apiculata.
Chiton pectinatusGould, 1841, p. 147, fig. 20 [Not available] Type Locality: Nantucket; Martha's Vineyard; New York; New Jersey Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey Comments: Name introduced in synonymy of C. apiculata.
Partial List of References
De Kay, J. E. 1843. Mollusca Zoology of New York 5 [iii] + iv + [iv] + 271 pp., 40 pls. Gould, A. A. 1841. Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts xiii + 373 pp. Commissioners on the Zoological and Botanical Survey of the State: Cambridge, Massachusetts. [True date: pre Oct.] Shuttleworth, R. J. 1856. Description de nouvelles espèces. Première décade; espèces nouvelles pour la faune des Antilles Journal de Conchyliologie 5 168-175.
