Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Polyplacophora: Neoloricata: : Chitonidae

Chiton marmoratus Gmelin, 1791

Range: 25°N to 18°N; 86.8°W to 80°W
Maximum Reported Size: 70 mm

Synonymy

Chiton marmoratus Gmelin, 1791
Lophyrus marmoratus (Gmelin, 1791)
Chiton variegatus Röding, 1798
Chiton scarabaeus Reeve, 1847

Details

Chiton marmoratus Gmelin, 1791,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 25°N to 18°N; 86.8°W to 80°W
Maximum Reported Size: 70 mm
Distribution: Florida: East Florida; Mexico: Quintana Roo
References: Arango (1880); Ekdale (1974) W
Combining Genera: Lophyrus

Chiton scarabaeus Reeve, 1847,
[Synonym]
References: Kaas & van Belle (1980) s

Chiton variegatus Röding, 1798, p. 196, [Chemnitz 1785, pl. 95, fig. 805]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: Kaas & van Belle (1980) s

Partial List of References

Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.]

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