WoRMS name details
Callochiton puniceus (A. A. Gould, 1846)
385907 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:385907)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Chiton dimorphus Rochebrune, 1889 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton illuminatus Reeve, 1847 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ischnochiton acelidotus Dall, 1919 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ischnochiton exanthematus Dall, 1919 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chiton puniceus A. A. Gould, 1846) Gould, A. A. (1846). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 141-145, 148-152 [July]; 153-156, 159-162, 165-167 [August]; 170-173, 175-176 [September]; 177-179, 180-184, 185-187, 190-192 [November]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490825
page(s): 143. [details]
page(s): 143. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Callochiton puniceus (A. A. Gould, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385907 on 2026-10-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chiton puniceus A. A. Gould, 1846) Gould, A. A. (1846). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 141-145, 148-152 [July]; 153-156, 159-162, 165-167 [August]; 170-173, 175-176 [September]; 177-179, 180-184, 185-187, 190-192 [November]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490825
page(s): 143. [details]
basis of record Cárdenas, J.; Aldea, C. & Valdovinos, C. 2008. Chilean marine Mollusca of Northern Patagonia collected during the Cimar-10 Fjords Cruise. Gayana 72: 202-240., available online at https://doi.org/10.4067/s0717-65382008000200010 [details]
page(s): 143. [details]
basis of record Cárdenas, J.; Aldea, C. & Valdovinos, C. 2008. Chilean marine Mollusca of Northern Patagonia collected during the Cimar-10 Fjords Cruise. Gayana 72: 202-240., available online at https://doi.org/10.4067/s0717-65382008000200010 [details]
Other
context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ischnochiton acelidotus Dall, 1919)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callochiton puniceus)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To Malacopics (Callochiton puniceus (A. Gould, 1846) Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Bahia Colondrina)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ischnochiton acelidotus Dall, 1919)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callochiton puniceus)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To Malacopics (Callochiton puniceus (A. Gould, 1846) Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Bahia Colondrina)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection