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Polyplacophora: Neoloricata: : Chaetopleuridae

Chaetopleura angulata (Spengler, 1797)


Range: 34.95°S to 40.5°S; 62.5°W to 54.97°W
Depth: 10 to 10 m (live 10 to 10 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 27  mm

Synonymy

Chiton angulatus Spengler, 1797
Chiton ferrugineus Spengler, 1797
Chiton lusitanicus Tilesius, 1802
Chiton fulvus W. Wood, 1815
Chiton velatus Sowerby II, 1840
Chiton tehuelchus d'Orbigny, 1841
Chaetopleura armillata Carpenter, 1892
Typhlochiton felipponei Dall, 1921
Stereochiton felipponei Dall, 1927

Details


Chiton angulatus Spengler, 1797,
[Basis of the current name]
Distribution: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro; Straits of Magellan
Comments: Reports from the Straits of Magellan are erroneous (Sirenko 2006).

Chaetopleura armillata Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1892a, p. 39-40, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Is. Gorriti [in Maldonado Bay, Uruguay (manuscript note by H. A. Pilsbry)]
Range: 34.95°S to 34.95°S; 54.97°W
Maximum Reported Size: 25 mm
Distribution: Uruguay
References: Carpenter in Pilsbry (1892a) NSEWM; Kaas & van Belle (1980) s
Comments: Pilsbry (1892a) attributes not just the name but the description to Carpenter.

Typhlochiton felipponei Dall, 1921, 
[Synonym]
References: Kaas & van Belle (1980) s

Stereochiton felipponei Dall, 1927, 
[Synonym]
References: Kaas & van Belle (1980) s

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

Chiton fulvus W. Wood, 1815, 
[Synonym]
Distribution: Tierra del Fuego, Straits of Magellan
References: Rochebrune (1889); Kaas & van Belle (1980) s

Chiton lusitanicus Tilesius, 1802, 
[Synonym]
References: Kaas & van Belle (1980) s

Chiton tehuelchus d'Orbigny, 1841a, p. 488, pl. 65, figs. 7-13
[Synonym]
Type Locality: mouillage de la baie de San-Blas, Patagonie
Range: 40.5°S to 40.5°S; 62.5°W
Depth: 10 m (live 10 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 27 mm
Distribution: Argentina: Buenos Aires
References: d'Orbigny (1841a) DdLlNSEWM; Kaas & van Belle (1980) s

Chiton velatus Sowerby II, 1840, 
[Synonym]
References: Kaas & van Belle (1980) s
Comments: Kaas & van Belle (1980) stated that this is a nude name, but it is a conditionally introduced named accompanied by a figured. It is possible that this name was first published in 1833.


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1841. Mollusques Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5 425-488, pls. 72-76, 79-80. P. Bertrand: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1841.]
Pilsbry, H. A. 1892. Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae Manual of Conchology (1)14 1-64, pls. 1-15. [Stated date: 25 Jul 1892.]

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