WoRMS taxon details
Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815
64 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:64)
accepted
Family
- Subfamily Acanthopleurinae Dall, 1889
- Genus Acanthopleura Guilding, 1830
- Genus Enoplochiton J. E. Gray, 1847
- Genus Liolophura Pilsbry, 1893
- Genus Mesotomura Pilsbry, 1893
- Genus Squamopleura Nierstrasz, 1905
- Genus Corephium J. E. Gray, 1847 (uncertain)
- Genus Acanthozostera Iredale & Hull, 1926 accepted as Acanthopleura Guilding, 1830 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Clavarizona Hull, 1923 accepted as Liolophura Pilsbry, 1893 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Chitoninae Rafinesque, 1815
- Genus Chiton Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Mucrosquama Iredale & Hull, 1926
- Genus Radsia J. E. Gray, 1847
- Genus Rhyssoplax Thiele, 1893
- Genus Sypharochiton Thiele, 1893
- Genus Tegulaplax Iredale & Hull, 1926
- Genus Gymnoplax Gray, 1821 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Genus Mopaliopsis Thiele, 1893 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Genus Rhopalopleura Thiele, 1893 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Genus Stereoplax Thiele, 1893 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Genus Amaurochiton Thiele, 1893 accepted as Chiton Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Anthochiton Thiele, 1893 accepted as Rhyssoplax Thiele, 1893 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Chondroplax Thiele, 1893 accepted as Chiton Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Diochiton Thiele, 1893 accepted as Chiton Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Georgus Thiele, 1893 accepted as Rhyssoplax Thiele, 1893 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Oscabrion "Herrmannsen, 1847" accepted as Chiton Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym (refers to Oscabrion Petiver, 1702))
- Genus Poeciloplax Thiele, 1893 accepted as Chiton Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Sclerochiton Dall, 1882 accepted as Chiton Linnaeus, 1758 (invalid: junior homonym of Sclerochiton Kraatz, 1859 [Coleoptera])
- Genus Oochiton Ashby, 1929 †
- Subfamily Toniciinae Pilsbry, 1893
- Genus Lucilina Dall, 1882
- Genus Onithochiton J. E. Gray, 1847
- Genus Tonicia Gray, 1840
- Genus Lucia A. A. Gould, 1862 accepted as Lucilina Dall, 1882 (unaccepted > junior homonym, non Lucia Swainson, 1833 [Lepidoptera]; Lucilina Dall, 1882 is a replacement name)
- Genus Nodiplax Beu, 1967 accepted as Onithochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (synonym)
- Genus Onithella Mackay, 1933 accepted as Onithochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (synonym)
- Genus Onitochiton [sic] accepted as Onithochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Pristochiton Clessin, 1904 accepted as Onithochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (synonym)
- Genus Rapanuia Dell'Angelo, Raines & Bonfitto, 2004 accepted as Tonicia Gray, 1840
- Genus Tonichia accepted as Tonicia Gray, 1840 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
- Genus Toniciopsis Thiele, 1893 accepted as Lucilina Dall, 1882 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Rapanuiinae Dell'Angelo, Raines & Bonfitto, 2004 accepted as Toniciinae Pilsbry, 1893
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 143; note: original spelling Chitonia. [details]
page(s): 143; note: original spelling Chitonia. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=64 on 2025-11-25
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Nomenclature
original description
Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 143; note: original spelling Chitonia. [details]
basis of record Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 143; note: original spelling Chitonia. [details]
basis of record Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クサズリガイ科 | [details] |