WoRMS taxon details
Rhyssoplax olivacea (L. Spengler, 1797)
1392276 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1392276)
accepted
Species
Chiton (Chiton) olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797 · unaccepted
Chiton estuarii Brusina, 1870 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton juettneri Šulc, 1934 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797 · unaccepted
Chiton olivaceus var. major Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chiton olivaceus var. plioparva Sacco, 1897 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton polii Deshayes, 1835 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton rubellus Nardo, 1847 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Chiton rudelsdorfensis van Belle, 1980 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton siculus J. E. Gray, 1828 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton squammulosus Dollfus, 1883 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton striatus Brusina, 1870 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton zibinicus Doderlein, 1864 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Gymnoplax bohemicus Rochebrune, 1883 † · unaccepted (junior homonym and junior...)
junior homonym and junior secondary synonym
Lepidopleurus sulcatus Risso, 1826 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Chiton olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797) Spengler, L. (1797). Udförlig beskrivelse over det mangeskkallede konkylie-slaegt, af Linneus kaldet Chiton med endeel nye arter og varieteter. <em>Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet.</em> 4: 62-103 pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273821
page(s): 73-74; pl. 6 fig. 8a [details]
page(s): 73-74; pl. 6 fig. 8a [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Rhyssoplax olivacea (L. Spengler, 1797). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1392276 on 2025-11-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chiton olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797) Spengler, L. (1797). Udförlig beskrivelse over det mangeskkallede konkylie-slaegt, af Linneus kaldet Chiton med endeel nye arter og varieteter. <em>Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet.</em> 4: 62-103 pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273821
page(s): 73-74; pl. 6 fig. 8a [details]
original description (of Chiton estuarii Brusina, 1870) Brusina, S. (1870). Ipsa Chiereghinii Conchylia, ovvero contribuzione pella Malacologia Adriatica desunta dal manoscritto descrizione de' Crostacei, de' Testacei, e de' Pesci che abitano le Lagune e Golfo Veneto, rappresentati in figure, a chiaro-scuro ed a colori dall Abate S. Chiereghini ... illustrata da S. Brusina. <em>Pisa, Biblioteca Malacologica.</em> 280 pp., available online at https://archive.org/stream/ipsachiereghini00chiegoog [details]
original description (of Chiton rubellus Nardo, 1847) Nardo, G.D. (1847). Sinonimia Moderna delle Specie Regisrate nell'Opera Intitolata: Descrizione de'Crostacei, de'Testacei e de'Pesci che Abitano le Lagune e Golfo Veneto Rappressentati in Figure, a Chiaro-scuro ed a Colori dall'Abate Stefano Chiereghini Ven. Clodiense. <em>Antonelli: Venezia.</em> [According to Carlo Froglia, the Prospetto and the Sinonimia were published simultaneously; the Sinonimia is here considered to have priority.]., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=wU09AAAAYAAJ [details]
original description (of Chiton siculus J. E. Gray, 1828) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up [details]
original description (of Chiton polii Deshayes, 1835) Deshayes, G. P. (1835). Mollusques. pp. 81-203, iii, pls. 18-28, 1 text fig. In: J.-B.-G.-M. Bory de Saint-Vincent (ed.), <i>Expédition scientifique de Morée. Section des sciences physiques. Tome III (1.re Partie). Zoologie</i>. Paris, F.G. Levrault. , available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=5_OZq_dzQDgC
page(s): 132 [details]
original description (of Chiton striatus Brusina, 1870) Brusina, S. (1870). Ipsa Chiereghinii Conchylia, ovvero contribuzione pella Malacologia Adriatica desunta dal manoscritto descrizione de' Crostacei, de' Testacei, e de' Pesci che abitano le Lagune e Golfo Veneto, rappresentati in figure, a chiaro-scuro ed a colori dall Abate S. Chiereghini ... illustrata da S. Brusina. <em>Pisa, Biblioteca Malacologica.</em> 280 pp., available online at https://archive.org/stream/ipsachiereghini00chiegoog [details]
original description (of Lepidopleurus sulcatus Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details]
original description (of Chiton olivaceus var. major Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 365 [details]
original description (of Chiton olivaceus var. plioparva Sacco, 1897 †) Sacco, F. (1897). I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte XXII. Gasteropoda (fine)(Pleurotomariidae, Scissurellidae, Haliotidea, Fissurellidae, Tecturidae, Patellidae, Oocorythidae, Cyclophoridae, Cyclostomidae, Aciculidae, Truncatellidae; Acteonidae, Tornatinidae, Scaphandridae, Bullidae, Cylicnidae [sic], Philinidae, Umbrellidae). - Pulmonata Testacellidae, Limacidae, Vitrinidae, Helicidae, Pupidae, Stenogyridae, Succineidae; Auriculidae; Lymnaeidae, Physidae; Siphonariidae). Amphineura (Chitonidae). - Scaphopoda (Dentaliidae). Carlo Clausen, Torino, 148 pp., 10 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46677
page(s): 89, pl. 7, figs 1-5 [details]
original description (of Chiton zibinicus Doderlein, 1864) Doderlein, P. (1864). Cenni geologici intorno la giacitura dei terreni miocenici superiori dell'Italia Centrale. <em>Atti del decimo congresso degli scienziati italiani tenuto in Siena nel settembre del 1862.</em> 83-107, 1 pl. [Also published as a separate of 25 pp, dated 1863 by <a href="https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=137358" target="_blank">Petit and Harasewych, 1990</a> but dated 1864 by <a href="https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=197086" target="_blank">Bellardi, 1873</a>]., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=jtvOQCmYA10C&pg=PA83
page(s): 15 [details]
original description (of Gymnoplax bohemicus Rochebrune, 1883 †) Rochebrune, A. T. de. (1883). Monographie des espèces fossiles appartenant a la classe des Polyplaxophores. <em>Annales des Sciences Géologiques.</em> 14(1): 1-74, pl. 1-3 ["1882"]., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k432590q/f6.item
page(s): 63 [details]
original description (of Chiton rudelsdorfensis van Belle, 1980) Van Belle, R.A. (1980). On two preoccupied names in Polyplacophora (Mollusca). <em>Basteria.</em> 44, 69–70.
page(s): 69 [details]
original description (of Chiton juettneri Šulc, 1934 †) Šulc, J. (1934). Studien über die fossilen Chitonen. I. Die fossilen Chitonen in Neogen des Wiener Beckens und der angrenzenden Gebiete. <em>Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien.</em> 47: 1-131.
page(s): 26, pl. 2, figs 46, 47; note: as Chiton jüttneri [details] Available for editors
[request]
basis of record Dell'Angelo, B.; Sosso, M.; Taviani, M. (2025). The Cenozoic European Polyplacophora (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5704(1): 1-377., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5704.1.1
page(s): 188, fig. 93 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 73-74; pl. 6 fig. 8a [details]
original description (of Chiton estuarii Brusina, 1870) Brusina, S. (1870). Ipsa Chiereghinii Conchylia, ovvero contribuzione pella Malacologia Adriatica desunta dal manoscritto descrizione de' Crostacei, de' Testacei, e de' Pesci che abitano le Lagune e Golfo Veneto, rappresentati in figure, a chiaro-scuro ed a colori dall Abate S. Chiereghini ... illustrata da S. Brusina. <em>Pisa, Biblioteca Malacologica.</em> 280 pp., available online at https://archive.org/stream/ipsachiereghini00chiegoog [details]
original description (of Chiton rubellus Nardo, 1847) Nardo, G.D. (1847). Sinonimia Moderna delle Specie Regisrate nell'Opera Intitolata: Descrizione de'Crostacei, de'Testacei e de'Pesci che Abitano le Lagune e Golfo Veneto Rappressentati in Figure, a Chiaro-scuro ed a Colori dall'Abate Stefano Chiereghini Ven. Clodiense. <em>Antonelli: Venezia.</em> [According to Carlo Froglia, the Prospetto and the Sinonimia were published simultaneously; the Sinonimia is here considered to have priority.]., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=wU09AAAAYAAJ [details]
original description (of Chiton siculus J. E. Gray, 1828) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up [details]
original description (of Chiton polii Deshayes, 1835) Deshayes, G. P. (1835). Mollusques. pp. 81-203, iii, pls. 18-28, 1 text fig. In: J.-B.-G.-M. Bory de Saint-Vincent (ed.), <i>Expédition scientifique de Morée. Section des sciences physiques. Tome III (1.re Partie). Zoologie</i>. Paris, F.G. Levrault. , available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=5_OZq_dzQDgC
page(s): 132 [details]
original description (of Chiton striatus Brusina, 1870) Brusina, S. (1870). Ipsa Chiereghinii Conchylia, ovvero contribuzione pella Malacologia Adriatica desunta dal manoscritto descrizione de' Crostacei, de' Testacei, e de' Pesci che abitano le Lagune e Golfo Veneto, rappresentati in figure, a chiaro-scuro ed a colori dall Abate S. Chiereghini ... illustrata da S. Brusina. <em>Pisa, Biblioteca Malacologica.</em> 280 pp., available online at https://archive.org/stream/ipsachiereghini00chiegoog [details]
original description (of Lepidopleurus sulcatus Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details]
original description (of Chiton olivaceus var. major Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 365 [details]
original description (of Chiton olivaceus var. plioparva Sacco, 1897 †) Sacco, F. (1897). I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte XXII. Gasteropoda (fine)(Pleurotomariidae, Scissurellidae, Haliotidea, Fissurellidae, Tecturidae, Patellidae, Oocorythidae, Cyclophoridae, Cyclostomidae, Aciculidae, Truncatellidae; Acteonidae, Tornatinidae, Scaphandridae, Bullidae, Cylicnidae [sic], Philinidae, Umbrellidae). - Pulmonata Testacellidae, Limacidae, Vitrinidae, Helicidae, Pupidae, Stenogyridae, Succineidae; Auriculidae; Lymnaeidae, Physidae; Siphonariidae). Amphineura (Chitonidae). - Scaphopoda (Dentaliidae). Carlo Clausen, Torino, 148 pp., 10 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46677
page(s): 89, pl. 7, figs 1-5 [details]
original description (of Chiton zibinicus Doderlein, 1864) Doderlein, P. (1864). Cenni geologici intorno la giacitura dei terreni miocenici superiori dell'Italia Centrale. <em>Atti del decimo congresso degli scienziati italiani tenuto in Siena nel settembre del 1862.</em> 83-107, 1 pl. [Also published as a separate of 25 pp, dated 1863 by <a href="https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=137358" target="_blank">Petit and Harasewych, 1990</a> but dated 1864 by <a href="https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=197086" target="_blank">Bellardi, 1873</a>]., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=jtvOQCmYA10C&pg=PA83
page(s): 15 [details]
original description (of Gymnoplax bohemicus Rochebrune, 1883 †) Rochebrune, A. T. de. (1883). Monographie des espèces fossiles appartenant a la classe des Polyplaxophores. <em>Annales des Sciences Géologiques.</em> 14(1): 1-74, pl. 1-3 ["1882"]., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k432590q/f6.item
page(s): 63 [details]
original description (of Chiton rudelsdorfensis van Belle, 1980) Van Belle, R.A. (1980). On two preoccupied names in Polyplacophora (Mollusca). <em>Basteria.</em> 44, 69–70.
page(s): 69 [details]
original description (of Chiton juettneri Šulc, 1934 †) Šulc, J. (1934). Studien über die fossilen Chitonen. I. Die fossilen Chitonen in Neogen des Wiener Beckens und der angrenzenden Gebiete. <em>Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien.</em> 47: 1-131.
page(s): 26, pl. 2, figs 46, 47; note: as Chiton jüttneri [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Dell'Angelo, B.; Sosso, M.; Taviani, M. (2025). The Cenozoic European Polyplacophora (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5704(1): 1-377., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5704.1.1
page(s): 188, fig. 93 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan | quitó verd [from synonym] | [details] |
| Czech | chroustnatka středomořská [from synonym] | [details] |
| Dutch | olijfkleurige schubkeverslak [from synonym]groene keverslak [from synonym] | [details] |
| English | variable chiton [from synonym]striate chiton [from synonym]Mediterranean chiton [from synonym]green chiton [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | chiton vert [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Prachtchiton [from synonym]Mittelmeer-Chiton [from synonym]grüne Käferschnecke [from synonym]bunte Käferschnecke [from synonym]Bunte Käferschnecke [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | quitón verde [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (29 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (102 publications) (from synonym Chiton siculus J. E. Gray, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (106 publications) (from synonym Chiton olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Chiton (Rhyssoplax) olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications) (from synonym Chiton polii Deshayes, 1835)
To Conchology (Rhyssoplax olivacea BLACK)
To Conchology (Rhyssoplax olivacea)
To Conchology (Rhyssoplax olivacea)
To Conchology (Rhyssoplax olivacea)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chiton olivaceus) (from synonym Chiton olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797)
To GenBank (192 nucleotides; 111 proteins)
To Malacopics (Rhyssoplax olivacea (Spengler, 1797) France, Corse, Corse-du-Sud, Golfe de Porto, i...
To Malacopics (Rhyssoplax olivacea (Spengler, 1797) Italy, Toscana, Livorno, Golfo di Baratti)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton siculus J. E. Gray, 1828)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton squammulosus Dollfus, 1883)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton striatus Brusina, 1870)
To PESI (from synonym Lepidopleurus sulcatus Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton polii Deshayes, 1835)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton (Rhyssoplax) olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton estuarii Brusina, 1870)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton rubellus Nardo, 1847)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chiton (Rhyssoplax) olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (102 publications) (from synonym Chiton siculus J. E. Gray, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (106 publications) (from synonym Chiton olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Chiton (Rhyssoplax) olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications) (from synonym Chiton polii Deshayes, 1835)
To Conchology (Rhyssoplax olivacea BLACK)
To Conchology (Rhyssoplax olivacea)
To Conchology (Rhyssoplax olivacea)
To Conchology (Rhyssoplax olivacea)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chiton olivaceus) (from synonym Chiton olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797)
To GenBank (192 nucleotides; 111 proteins)
To Malacopics (Rhyssoplax olivacea (Spengler, 1797) France, Corse, Corse-du-Sud, Golfe de Porto, i...
To Malacopics (Rhyssoplax olivacea (Spengler, 1797) Italy, Toscana, Livorno, Golfo di Baratti)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton siculus J. E. Gray, 1828)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton squammulosus Dollfus, 1883)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton striatus Brusina, 1870)
To PESI (from synonym Lepidopleurus sulcatus Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton polii Deshayes, 1835)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton (Rhyssoplax) olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton estuarii Brusina, 1870)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton rubellus Nardo, 1847)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chiton (Rhyssoplax) olivaceus L. Spengler, 1797)
