WoRMS taxon details
Placiphorella borealis Pilsbry, 1893
386369 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:386369)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 14: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae. pp i-xxxiv, 1-350, pls 1-40. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Jul. 25, 1892; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 25, 1892; pp. 129-208, pls. 31-40, Feb. 25, 1893; pp. 209-350, pls. 41-68, Jul. 1, 1893; i-xxxiv, Jul. 1, 1893]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63221
page(s): 309-310, pl. 66, figs. 14-17 [details]
page(s): 309-310, pl. 66, figs. 14-17 [details]
Type locality contained in Commander Islands
type locality contained in Commander Islands [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean, widespread boreal species. The species is found from the Litke Strait (northern Kamchatka) all along the...
Distribution Pacific Ocean, widespread boreal species. The species is found from the Litke Strait (northern Kamchatka) all along the eastern coast of Kamchatka, off the Commander Islands, all the Kuril Islands, and the southeastern coast of Sakhalin. In the Sea of Japan, it is found off the eastern part of the Krilion Peninsula (southern Sakhalin) where outlets of cold, deep water have been observed. One specimen was collected off Petrov Island (southern Primorye), but the correct labeling of this specimen is questioned. Saito and Okutani reported findings of this species off eastern Hokkaido. According to Clark, the species is found off Atka Island, Aleutian Islands. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Placiphorella borealis Pilsbry, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386369 on 2026-01-14
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Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 14: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae. pp i-xxxiv, 1-350, pls 1-40. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Jul. 25, 1892; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 25, 1892; pp. 129-208, pls. 31-40, Feb. 25, 1893; pp. 209-350, pls. 41-68, Jul. 1, 1893; i-xxxiv, Jul. 1, 1893]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63221
page(s): 309-310, pl. 66, figs. 14-17 [details]
basis of record Sirenko, B. I. (2025). Species composition of chitons of the genus <i>Placiphorella</i> (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in the boreal region of the northwestern Pacific Ocean. <em>Russian Journal of Marine Biology.</em> 51, suppl. 1: S1-S22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063074025700609
page(s): S8, figs 1B, 7-11 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 309-310, pl. 66, figs. 14-17 [details]
basis of record Sirenko, B. I. (2025). Species composition of chitons of the genus <i>Placiphorella</i> (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in the boreal region of the northwestern Pacific Ocean. <em>Russian Journal of Marine Biology.</em> 51, suppl. 1: S1-S22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063074025700609
page(s): S8, figs 1B, 7-11 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Yakovleva, A. M. (1952). [in Russian] Shell-bearing Mollusks (Loricata) of the seas of the USSR. Fauna USSR no. 45: 107 pp, 53 figs., 11 pls. Zoological Institute, Academy
of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow.
page(s): 80, pl. V, fig. 3 [details]
additional source Kantor, Y.I. & Sysoev, A.V. (eds), 2005. Catalogue of molluscs of Russia and adjacent countries. Moscow
page(s): 23 [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Saito, H.; Okutani T. (1989). Revision on shallow-water species of the genus <i>Placiphorella</i> (Polyplacophora: Mopaliidae) from Japan. <em>The Veliger.</em> 32(2): 209-227. [3 April 1989]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43054077 [details]
page(s): 80, pl. V, fig. 3 [details]
additional source Kantor, Y.I. & Sysoev, A.V. (eds), 2005. Catalogue of molluscs of Russia and adjacent countries. Moscow
page(s): 23 [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Saito, H.; Okutani T. (1989). Revision on shallow-water species of the genus <i>Placiphorella</i> (Polyplacophora: Mopaliidae) from Japan. <em>The Veliger.</em> 32(2): 209-227. [3 April 1989]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43054077 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Pacific Ocean, widespread boreal species. The species is found from the Litke Strait (northern Kamchatka) all along the eastern coast of Kamchatka, off the Commander Islands, all the Kuril Islands, and the southeastern coast of Sakhalin. In the Sea of Japan, it is found off the eastern part of the Krilion Peninsula (southern Sakhalin) where outlets of cold, deep water have been observed. One specimen was collected off Petrov Island (southern Primorye), but the correct labeling of this specimen is questioned. Saito and Okutani reported findings of this species off eastern Hokkaido. According to Clark, the species is found off Atka Island, Aleutian Islands. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キタノババガセ | [details] |
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To Malacopics (Placiphorella borealis Pilsbry, 1893 Russia, Kurile Islands, Paramushir Island)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Malacopics (Placiphorella borealis Pilsbry, 1893 Russia, Kurile Islands, Paramushir Island)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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