WoRMS name details
Americhiton andersoni (Watters, 1981)
419321 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:419321)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Acanthochitona andersoni Watters, 1981) Watters, G. T. (1981). Two new species of <i>Acanthochitona</i> from the New World (Polyplacophora: Cryptoplacidae)
. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 95(4): 171–177, pls. 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497238
page(s): 173, pl. 2 figs 2e-g, pl. 4i [details]
page(s): 173, pl. 2 figs 2e-g, pl. 4i [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Americhiton andersoni (Watters, 1981). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419321 on 2026-09-18
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Acanthochitona andersoni Watters, 1981) Watters, G. T. (1981). Two new species of <i>Acanthochitona</i> from the New World (Polyplacophora: Cryptoplacidae)
. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 95(4): 171–177, pls. 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497238
page(s): 173, pl. 2 figs 2e-g, pl. 4i [details]
basis of record Lyons, W. G. & Moretzsohn, F. (2009). Polyplacophora (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Gulf of Mexico-Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> 569-578. [details]
page(s): 173, pl. 2 figs 2e-g, pl. 4i [details]
basis of record Lyons, W. G. & Moretzsohn, F. (2009). Polyplacophora (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Gulf of Mexico-Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> 569-578. [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality