WoRMS taxon details
Placiphorella atlantica (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882)
140387 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140387)
accepted
Species
Chiton coronatus Locard, 1898 · unaccepted
Placophora (Euplacophora) atlantica A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Placophora (Euplacophora) atlantica A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882) Verrill, A. E. (1882). Notice of the remarkable Marine Fauna occupying the outer banks off the Southern Coast of New England, No. 7, and some additions to the Fauna of Vineyard Sound. <em>The American Journal of Science.</em> Third Series. 24(143): 360-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38920525
page(s): 365 [details]
page(s): 365 [details]
Distribution off Georges Bank, Massachusetts
Distribution off Georges Bank, Massachusetts [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Placiphorella atlantica (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140387 on 2026-01-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Placophora (Euplacophora) atlantica A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882) Verrill, A. E. (1882). Notice of the remarkable Marine Fauna occupying the outer banks off the Southern Coast of New England, No. 7, and some additions to the Fauna of Vineyard Sound. <em>The American Journal of Science.</em> Third Series. 24(143): 360-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38920525
page(s): 365 [details]
original description (of Chiton coronatus Locard, 1898) Locard, A. (1897-1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. <em>Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson.</em> vol. 1 [1897], p. 1-516 pl. 1-22; vol. 2 [1898], p. 1-515, pl. 1-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10994100
page(s): vol. 2 p. 100-101, pl. 4 fig. 22-25 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 365 [details]
original description (of Chiton coronatus Locard, 1898) Locard, A. (1897-1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. <em>Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson.</em> vol. 1 [1897], p. 1-516 pl. 1-22; vol. 2 [1898], p. 1-515, pl. 1-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10994100
page(s): vol. 2 p. 100-101, pl. 4 fig. 22-25 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Clark R.N. (1994) Review of the genus <i>Placiphorella</i> Dall, 1879, ex Carpenter MS (Polyplacophora: Mopaliidae) with descriptions of two new species. <i>The Veliger</i> 37(3): 290-311. [1 July 1994], available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42464996 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Sneli, J. A. (1992). <i>Placiphorella atlantica</i> (Mollusca, Amphineura) in the North Atlantic. <em>Sarsia.</em> 77: 143-145. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Sneli, J. A. (1992). <i>Placiphorella atlantica</i> (Mollusca, Amphineura) in the North Atlantic. <em>Sarsia.</em> 77: 143-145. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution off Georges Bank, Massachusetts [details]
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Chiton coronatus Locard, 1898)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Placiphorella atlantica)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To Malacopics (Placiphorella atlantica (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882) Russia, Sahalinskaya Oblas...
To Malacopics (Placiphorella atlantica (A.E.Verrill & S.Smith,1882) Russia, Bering Sea, Kamcatskij...
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Chiton coronatus Locard, 1898)
To PESI (from synonym Placophora (Euplacophora) atlantica A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Placophora (Euplacophora) atlantica A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Chiton coronatus Locard, 1898)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Placiphorella atlantica)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To Malacopics (Placiphorella atlantica (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882) Russia, Sahalinskaya Oblas...
To Malacopics (Placiphorella atlantica (A.E.Verrill & S.Smith,1882) Russia, Bering Sea, Kamcatskij...
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Chiton coronatus Locard, 1898)
To PESI (from synonym Placophora (Euplacophora) atlantica A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Placophora (Euplacophora) atlantica A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
