WoRMS taxon details
Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840)
211922 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:211922)
accepted
Species
Acanthopleura spiniger (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) (the nominal species is a synonym of Acanthopleura gemmata; the SW Indian Ocean records refer to A. brevispinosa; Red Sea records to A. vaillantii (see Kaas et al. 2006))
Chiton brevispinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (original combination)
marine
Not documented
Description Distinctive, large species with dimpled plate margins and a dark girdle of conspicuous spicules, up to 7 cm. Habitat:...
Description Distinctive, large species with dimpled plate margins and a dark girdle of conspicuous spicules, up to 7 cm. Habitat: littoral fringe rock surfaces. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211922 on 2021-03-01
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2000-09-13 07:19:12Z
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Garcia, Maria
2012-05-14 15:31:10Z
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Gille, Didier
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original description
(of Chiton borbonicus Deshayes, 1863) Deshayes G.P. (1863). Catalogue des mollusques de l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon). Pp. 1-144. In Maillard, L. (Ed.) Notes sur l'Ile de la Réunion. Dentu, Paris,. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13068117
page(s): 37, pl. 5, figs 12, 13. [details]
original description (of Chiton cunninghami Reeve, 1847) Reeve L.A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Chiton</i>. In: Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 4. London: Reeve. pls 1, 12-17 [March 1847]; pls 2-9 [February 1847]; pls 10-11, 18 [April 1847]; pls 19-25 [May 1847]; pl. 26 [July 1847]; pl. 27 [October 1847]; pl. 28 [January 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375560 [details]
basis of record Taylor, J. D. (1971). Intertidal Zonation at Aldabra Atoll. <em>Phil. Trns. Roy. Soc. Lond. B.</em> 260:173-213. [details]
additional source Kaas P. (1996). Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the Seychelles with description of a new species. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen.</em> 70(25): 367-375., available online at http://dare.uva.nl/cgi/arno/show.cgi?fid=150665 [details]
additional source Kaas, P. (1979). The chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) of Mozambique. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 23(3): 855–879.
page(s): 868. [details]
page(s): 37, pl. 5, figs 12, 13. [details]
original description (of Chiton cunninghami Reeve, 1847) Reeve L.A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Chiton</i>. In: Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 4. London: Reeve. pls 1, 12-17 [March 1847]; pls 2-9 [February 1847]; pls 10-11, 18 [April 1847]; pls 19-25 [May 1847]; pl. 26 [July 1847]; pl. 27 [October 1847]; pl. 28 [January 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375560 [details]
basis of record Taylor, J. D. (1971). Intertidal Zonation at Aldabra Atoll. <em>Phil. Trns. Roy. Soc. Lond. B.</em> 260:173-213. [details]
additional source Kaas P. (1996). Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the Seychelles with description of a new species. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen.</em> 70(25): 367-375., available online at http://dare.uva.nl/cgi/arno/show.cgi?fid=150665 [details]
additional source Kaas, P. (1979). The chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) of Mozambique. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 23(3): 855–879.
page(s): 868. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Distinctive, large species with dimpled plate margins and a dark girdle of conspicuous spicules, up to 7 cm. Habitat: littoral fringe rock surfaces. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean (Richmond, 1997). [details]
| Language | Name | |
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| English | thorny chiton | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Acanthopleura spiniger (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To Conchology (Acanthopleura brevispinosa)
To Conchology (Acanthopleura brevispinosa)
To Conchology (Acanthopleura brevispinosa)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Acanthopleura spiniger (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To Conchology (Acanthopleura brevispinosa)
To Conchology (Acanthopleura brevispinosa)
To Conchology (Acanthopleura brevispinosa)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
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