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Chiton Linnaeus, 1758

137779  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137779)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Polyplacophora (Class)
  5. Neoloricata (Subclass)
  6. Chitonida (Order)
  7. Chitonina (Suborder)
  8. Chitonoidea (Superfamily)
  9. Chitonidae (Family)
  10. Chitoninae (Subfamily)
  11. Chiton (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Chiton tuberculatus Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Amaurochiton Thiele, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton (Chiton) Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
Chiton (Lophyrus) Poli, 1791 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton (Sclerochiton) Dall, 1882 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)  
invalid: junior homonym of Sclerochiton Kraatz, 1859 [Coleoptera]
Chondroplax Thiele, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Diochiton Thiele, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Oscabrion "Herrmannsen, 1847" · unaccepted (synonym (refers to Oscabrion...)  
synonym (refers to Oscabrion Petiver, 1702)
Poeciloplax Thiele, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sclerochiton Dall, 1882 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)  
invalid: junior homonym of Sclerochiton Kraatz, 1859 [Coleoptera]

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  1. Subgenus Chiton (Acanthochaetes) [sic] accepted as Chiton (Acanthochites) Risso, 1826 accepted as Acanthochitona J. E. Gray, 1821 (misspelling)
  2. Subgenus Chiton (Acanthochites) Risso, 1826 accepted as Acanthochitona J. E. Gray, 1821 (synonym)
  3. Subgenus Chiton (Acanthochiton) Herrmannsen, 1846 accepted as Acanthochitona J. E. Gray, 1821 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  4. Subgenus Chiton (Acanthopleura) Guilding, 1830 accepted as Acanthopleura Guilding, 1830
  5. Subgenus Chiton (Ametrogephyrus) Middendorff, 1847 accepted as Cryptoplax Blainville, 1818 (a junior synonym)
  6. Subgenus Chiton (Anthochiton) Thiele, 1893 accepted as Rhyssoplax Thiele, 1893
  7. Subgenus Chiton (Aulacochiton) Shuttleworth, 1853 accepted as Lorica H. Adams & A. Adams, 1852
  8. Subgenus Chiton (Callistochiton) P. P. Carpenter, 1879 accepted as Callistochiton P. P. Carpenter, 1879 (superseded combination)
  9. Subgenus Chiton (Callochiton) J. E. Gray, 1847 represented as Callochiton J. E. Gray, 1847
  10. Subgenus Chiton (Chaetopleura) Shuttleworth, 1853 accepted as Chaetopleura (Chaetopleura) Shuttleworth, 1853 represented as Chaetopleura Shuttleworth, 1853 (original combination)
  11. Subgenus Chiton (Chiton) Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Chiton Linnaeus, 1758
  12. Subgenus Chiton (Chitonellus) Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Cryptoplax Blainville, 1818
  13. Subgenus Chiton (Clathropleura) Tiberi, 1877 accepted as Chiton (Rhyssoplax) Thiele, 1893 accepted as Rhyssoplax Thiele, 1893 (synonym)
  14. Subgenus Chiton (Craspedochiton) Shuttleworth, 1853 accepted as Craspedochiton Shuttleworth, 1853 (original rank)
  15. Subgenus Chiton (Cryptochiton) Middendorff, 1847 accepted as Cryptochiton Middendorff, 1847 (original rank)
  16. Subgenus Chiton (Cryptoplax) Blainville, 1818 accepted as Cryptoplax Blainville, 1818 (original combination)
  17. Subgenus Chiton (Dichachiton) Middendorff, 1847 accepted as Cryptoplax Blainville, 1818 (a junior synonym)
  18. Subgenus Chiton (Eudoxochiton) Shuttleworth, 1853 accepted as Eudoxochiton Shuttleworth, 1853 (original combination)
  19. Subgenus Chiton (Hamachiton) Middendorff, 1847 accepted as Acanthochitona J. E. Gray, 1821 (a junior synonym)
  20. Subgenus Chiton (Hanleya) J. E. Gray, 1857 accepted as Hanleya J. E. Gray, 1857 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  21. Subgenus Chiton (Helminthochiton) Salter, 1846 † accepted as Helminthochiton Salter, 1846 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  22. Subgenus Chiton (Ischnochiton) J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Ischnochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  23. Subgenus Chiton (Ischnoradsia) Shuttleworth, 1853 accepted as Ischnochiton (Ischnoradsia) Shuttleworth, 1853 represented as Ischnochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (original combination)
  24. Subgenus Chiton (Lepidopleura) accepted as Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826
  25. Subgenus Chiton (Lepidopleurus) Risso, 1826 accepted as Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826
  26. Subgenus Chiton (Leptochiton) J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  27. Subgenus Chiton (Lophyrus) Poli, 1791 accepted as Chiton Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  28. Subgenus Chiton (Mopalia) Gray, 1847 accepted as Mopalia Gray, 1847
  29. Subgenus Chiton (Mucrosquama) Iredale & Hull, 1926 accepted as Mucrosquama Iredale & Hull, 1926
  30. Subgenus Chiton (Nuttallina) Dall, 1871 accepted as Nuttallina Dall, 1871 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  31. Subgenus Chiton (Onithochiton) J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Onithochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  32. Subgenus Chiton (Phaenochiton) Middendorff, 1847 accepted as Cryptoplax Blainville, 1818 (objective synonym)
  33. Subgenus Chiton (Platysemus) Middendorff, 1847 accepted as Acanthochitona J. E. Gray, 1821 (synonym)
  34. Subgenus Chiton (Plaxiphora) J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Plaxiphora J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  35. Subgenus Chiton (Radsia) Gray, 1847 accepted as Radsia J. E. Gray, 1847
  36. Subgenus Chiton (Rhyssoplax) Thiele, 1893 accepted as Rhyssoplax Thiele, 1893
  37. Subgenus Chiton (Sclerochiton) Dall, 1882 accepted as Chiton Linnaeus, 1758 (invalid: junior homonym of Sclerochiton Kraatz, 1859 [Coleoptera])
  38. Subgenus Chiton (Stenosemus) Middendorff, 1847 accepted as Stenosemus Middendorff, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  39. Subgenus Chiton (Symmetrogephyrus) Middendorff, 1847 accepted as Amicula J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  40. Subgenus Chiton (Sypharochiton) Thiele, 1893 accepted as Sypharochiton Thiele, 1893
  41. Subgenus Chiton (Tegulaplax) Iredale & Hull, 1926 accepted as Tegulaplax Iredale & Hull, 1926
  42. Subgenus Chiton (Tonicia) Gray, 1840 accepted as Tonicia Gray, 1840
  43. Species Chiton abyssorum G. O. Sars, 1878 accepted as Hanleya hanleyi (W. Bean, 1844)
  44. Species Chiton achatinus T. Brown, 1827 accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
  45. Species Chiton aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  46. Species Chiton aculeatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 accepted as Cryptoplax larvaeformis (Burrow, 1815) (junior subjective synonym)
  47. Species Chiton acutiliratus Reeve, 1847 accepted as Ischnoplax pectinata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840)
  48. Species Chiton acutirostratus Reeve, 1847 accepted as Notoplax acutirostrata (Reeve, 1847) (original combination)
  49. Species Chiton acutus P. P. Carpenter, 1856 accepted as Mopalia acuta (P. P. Carpenter, 1856) (original combination)
  50. Species Chiton adelaidensis Reeve, 1847 accepted as Ischnochiton (Haploplax) adelaidensis (Reeve, 1847) represented as Ischnochiton adelaidensis (Reeve, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  51. Species Chiton aereus Reeve, 1847 accepted as Chiton (Rhyssoplax) aereus Reeve, 1847 accepted as Rhyssoplax aerea (Reeve, 1847) (superseded combination)
  52. Species Chiton affinis Issel, 1869 accepted as Rhyssoplax affinis (Issel, 1869) (original combination)
  53. Species Chiton alatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 accepted as Stenoplax (Stenoplax) alata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) represented as Stenoplax alata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) (original combination)
  54. Species Chiton albidus Blainville, 1825 accepted as Plaxiphora (Plaxiphora) albida (Blainville, 1825) represented as Plaxiphora albida (Blainville, 1825) (original combination)
  55. Species Chiton albolineatus Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829
  56. Species Chiton albrechtii Schrenck, 1863 accepted as Tripoplax albrechtii (Schrenck, 1863) (original combination)
  57. Species Chiton albus sensu Barbut, 1788 not Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Dinoplax gigas (Gmelin, 1791)
  58. Species Chiton albus Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Stenosemus albus (Linnaeus, 1767) (original combination)
  59. Species Chiton algesirensis Capellini, 1859 accepted as Leptochiton algesirensis (Capellini, 1859) (original combination)
  60. Species Chiton altavillensis G. Seguenza, 1876 † accepted as Craspedochiton altavillensis (G. Seguenza, 1876) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  61. Species Chiton alternatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
  62. Species Chiton alveolus Lovén, 1846 accepted as Belknapchiton alveolus (Lovén, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  63. Species Chiton amiculatus Pallas, 1788 accepted as Amicula amiculata (Pallas, 1788) (original combination)
  64. Species Chiton angulatus Spengler, 1797 accepted as Chaetopleura (Chaetopleura) angulata (Spengler, 1797) represented as Chaetopleura angulata (Spengler, 1797) (original combination)
  65. Species Chiton angusticostatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 accepted as Chiton mauritianus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 accepted as Rhyssoplax mauritiana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
  66. Species Chiton angustus Clessin, 1904 accepted as Stenoplax limaciformis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
  67. Species Chiton antiquus Reeve, 1847 accepted as Callistochiton antiquus (Reeve, 1847) (original combination)
  68. Species Chiton antiquus Conrad, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed, homonym of C. antiquus Reeve, 1847)
  69. Species Chiton aorangi Creese & O'Neill, 1987 accepted as Sypharochiton aorangi (Creese & O'Neill, 1987) (superseded combination)
  70. Species Chiton apiculatus Say, 1834 accepted as Chaetopleura (Chaetopleura) apiculata (Say, 1834) represented as Chaetopleura apiculata (Say, 1834) (original combination)
  71. Species Chiton apparata Angas, 1867 accepted as Calloplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828)
  72. Species Chiton aquatilis Reeve, 1847 accepted as Chiton glaucus J. E. Gray, 1828 (junior subjective synonym)
  73. Species Chiton arbutum Reeve, 1847 accepted as Ischnochiton (Haploplax) arbutum (Reeve, 1847) represented as Ischnochiton arbutum (Reeve, 1847) (original combination)
  74. Species Chiton arcticus (G. O. Sars, 1878) accepted as Leptochiton arcticus (G. O. Sars, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  75. Species Chiton argyrostictus R. A. Philippi, 1845 accepted as Tonicia argyrosticta (R. A. Philippi, 1845) accepted as Tonicia lebruni Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  76. Species Chiton articulatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832
  77. Species Chiton aselloides R. T. Lowe, 1825 accepted as Stenosemus albus (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  78. Species Chiton asellus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Leptochiton asellus (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
  79. Species Chiton ashbyi Barnard, 1963 accepted as Callistochiton ashbyi (Barnard, 1963) (original combination)
  80. Species Chiton asperrimus A. Gould, 1852 accepted as Chaetopleura (Chaetopleura) asperrima (A. Gould, 1852) represented as Chaetopleura asperrima (A. Gould, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  81. Species Chiton assimilis Reeve, 1847 accepted as Chiton tuberculatus Linnaeus, 1758
  82. Species Chiton astriger Reeve, 1847 accepted as Acanthochitona astrigera (Reeve, 1847) (original combination)
  83. Species Chiton atratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1839 accepted as Tonicia atrata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839) accepted as Tonicia chilensis (Frembly, 1827) (original combination)
  84. Species Chiton auratus Spalowsky, 1795 accepted as Plaxiphora (Plaxiphora) aurata (Spalowsky, 1795) represented as Plaxiphora aurata (Spalowsky, 1795) (superseded combination)
  85. Species Chiton aureomaculatus Bednall & E. H. Matthews, 1906 accepted as Chiton (Rhyssoplax) tricostalis Pilsbry, 1894 accepted as Rhyssoplax tricostalis (Pilsbry, 1894)
  86. Species Chiton aureus [sic] accepted as Plaxiphora aurata (Spalowsky, 1795) (misspelling of original species name, Chiton auratus Spalowsky, 1795)
  87. Species Chiton australis G. B. Sowerby II, 1833 accepted as Ischnochiton (Ischnoradsia) australis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) represented as Ischnochiton australis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) (superseded combination)
  88. Species Chiton baliensis (Bullock, 1989) accepted as Rhyssoplax baliensis Bullock, 1989
  89. Species Chiton barnardi Ashby, 1931 accepted as Rhyssoplax barnardi (Ashby, 1931)
  90. Species Chiton barnesii J. E. Gray, 1828
  91. Species Chiton baylei Briart & Cornet, 1887 † accepted as Incisiochiton baylei (Briart & Cornet, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  92. Species Chiton bednalli Pilsbry, 1895 accepted as Rhyssoplax bednalli (Pilsbry, 1895) (original combination)
  93. Species Chiton bergoti Vélain, 1877 accepted as Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) bergoti (Vélain, 1877) represented as Ischnochiton bergoti (Vélain, 1877) (original combination)
  94. Species Chiton bicolor Spengler, 1797 accepted as Callochiton dentatus (Spengler, 1797)
  95. Species Chiton bicostatus A. d'Orbigny, 1841 accepted as Callistochiton pulchellus (Gray, 1828)
  96. Species Chiton bipunctatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 accepted as Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764
  97. Species Chiton bipunctatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 accepted as Cyanoplax beanii (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: not Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)
  98. Species Chiton biramosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 accepted as Plaxiphora (Plaxiphora) biramosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) represented as Plaxiphora biramosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) (superseded combination)
  99. Species Chiton bistriatus W. Wood, 1815 accepted as Chiton tuberculatus Linnaeus, 1758 (junior subjective synonym)
  100. Species Chiton blainvillii Broderip, 1832 accepted as Placiphorella blainvillii (Broderip, 1832) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  101. Species Chiton borbonicus Deshayes, 1863 accepted as Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) accepted as Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797)
  102. Species Chiton boucheti Kaas, 1989 accepted as Tegulaplax boucheti (Kaas, 1989) (original combination)
  103. Species Chiton bowenii P. P. King, 1832 accepted as Chiton magnificus Deshayes, 1827
  104. Species Chiton brandtii Middendorff, 1847 accepted as Schizoplax brandtii (Middendorff, 1847) (original combination)
  105. Species Chiton brevispinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 accepted as Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, original combination)
  106. Species Chiton bruguieri Potiez & Michaud, 1838 (unaccepted)
  107. Species Chiton bullocki (Sirenko, 2012) (unaccepted)
  108. Species Chiton burmanus P. P. Carpenter, 1893 (unaccepted, original combination)
  109. Species Chiton caelatus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  110. Species Chiton cajetanus Poli, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
  111. Species Chiton californicus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  112. Species Chiton californicus Prescott, 1864 (unaccepted > junior homonym, a junior homonym of Chiton californicus Reeve, 1847)
  113. Species Chiton caliginosus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  114. Species Chiton calliozonus Pilsbry, 1894 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  115. Species Chiton canaliculatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  116. Species Chiton canariensis A. d'Orbigny, 1840 (unaccepted)
  117. Species Chiton cancellatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (unaccepted, original combination)
  118. Species Chiton capensis Schröter, 1801 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  119. Species Chiton capensis J. E. Gray, 1828 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Chiton capensis Schröter, 1801)
  120. Species Chiton caprearum Scacchi, 1836 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  121. Species Chiton capriarum Scacchi, 1836
  122. Species Chiton carbonarius Stevens, 1858 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  123. Species Chiton carinulatus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  124. Species Chiton carmichaelis W. Wood, 1828 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  125. Species Chiton carnosus Angas, 1867 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  126. Species Chiton castaneus W. Wood, 1815 (unaccepted)
  127. Species Chiton castaneus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Chiton castaneus W. Wood, 1815)
  128. Species Chiton castaneus A. Gould, 1852 (unaccepted, invalid: junior primary homonym of Chiton castaneus W. Wood, 1815)
  129. Species Chiton castus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  130. Species Chiton catenulatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted)
  131. Species Chiton cerasinus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
  132. Species Chiton ceylanicus E. A. Smith, 1904
  133. Species Chiton chemnitzii L. Pfeiffer, 1840 (unaccepted)
  134. Species Chiton chilensis Frembly, 1827 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  135. Species Chiton chiloensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted)
  136. Species Chiton chitonellus Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted)
  137. Species Chiton chlamys Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  138. Species Chiton ciliatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1839 (unaccepted, original combination)
  139. Species Chiton cimex Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
  140. Species Chiton cimicinus Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
  141. Species Chiton cimicoides Monterosato, 1879 (unaccepted, original combination)
  142. Species Chiton cimolius Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  143. Species Chiton cinerascens Schröter, 1801 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  144. Species Chiton cinereus Linnaeus, 1767 sensu O. Fabricius, 1780 (unaccepted, misapplication)
  145. Species Chiton cinereus Linnaeus, 1767 sensu Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted, misapplication)
  146. Species Chiton cinereus Linnaeus, 1767 sensu Poli, 1791 (unaccepted, misapplication)
  147. Species Chiton cinereus Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, original combination)
  148. Species Chiton cingillatus Reeve, 1847 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  149. Species Chiton circellatus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  150. Species Chiton circumvallatus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  151. Species Chiton clathratus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  152. Species Chiton clavatus Suter, 1907 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  153. Species Chiton clypeus Blainville, 1825 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  154. Species Chiton coarctatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
  155. Species Chiton colliei Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  156. Species Chiton colubrifer Reeve, 1848 (unaccepted, original combination)
  157. Species Chiton columbiensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted)
  158. Species Chiton concentricus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  159. Species Chiton concentricus de Koninck, 1842 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, A junior homonym of Chiton concentricus G. B. Sowerby I, 1841)
  160. Species Chiton concentricus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, synonym)
  161. Species Chiton concinnus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (unaccepted)
  162. Species Chiton confossus A. Gould, 1846 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
  163. Species Chiton connectens Thiele, 1909
  164. Species Chiton constanti Vélain, 1877 (unaccepted)
  165. Species Chiton contractus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  166. Species Chiton convexus Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted)
  167. Species Chiton coquimbensis Frembly, 1827 (unaccepted)
  168. Species Chiton corallinus (Risso, 1826) (unaccepted)
  169. Species Chiton cordifer de Koninck, 1842 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  170. Species Chiton coreanicus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  171. Species Chiton coronatus Locard, 1898 (unaccepted)
  172. Species Chiton corrugatus Reeve, 1848 (unaccepted, synonym)
  173. Species Chiton corrugatus F. Sandberger & G. Sandberger, 1856 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid; not Reeve, 1848)
  174. Species Chiton corypheus Hedley & Hull, 1912 (unaccepted)
  175. Species Chiton costatus Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted)
  176. Species Chiton costatus C. B. Adams, 1845 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
  177. Species Chiton coxi Pilsbry, 1894 (unaccepted)
  178. Species Chiton cranchianus Leach, 1852 (unaccepted, synonym)
  179. Species Chiton crassus Clessin, 1903 (unaccepted)
  180. Species Chiton crawfordi Sykes, 1899 (unaccepted)
  181. Species Chiton crenulatus Broderip, 1832 (unaccepted)
  182. Species Chiton cretaceus C. T. Berry, 1939 †
  183. Species Chiton crinitus Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted, original combination)
  184. Species Chiton crispus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  185. Species Chiton crocinus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  186. Species Chiton cruciformis G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 (unaccepted)
  187. Species Chiton cumingii Frembly, 1827 (unaccepted)
  188. Species Chiton cumingsii Frembly, 1827
  189. Species Chiton cunninghami Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  190. Species Chiton cyaneopunctatus Krauss, 1848 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
  191. Species Chiton cymbiola G. B. Sowerby II, 1833 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
  192. Species Chiton dalriensis Etheridge, 1882 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  193. Species Chiton danielli G. B. Sowerby II, 1833 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
  194. Species Chiton decipiens Tiberi, 1877 (unaccepted, synonym)
  195. Species Chiton decoratus Reuss, 1860 † (unaccepted, synonym)
  196. Species Chiton decussatus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  197. Species Chiton defilippii Tapparone Canefri, 1874 (unaccepted)
  198. Species Chiton densiliratus P. P. Carpenter, 1893 (unaccepted)
  199. Species Chiton dentatus Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted, original combination)
  200. Species Chiton dentiens A. Gould, 1846 (unaccepted, original combination)
  201. Species Chiton deperditus R. A. Philippi, 1887 †
  202. Species Chiton diaphorus (Iredale & May, 1916) (unaccepted)
  203. Species Chiton dieffenbachii Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  204. Species Chiton dimorphus Rochebrune, 1889 (unaccepted)
  205. Species Chiton discolor Souverbie, 1866 (unaccepted)
  206. Species Chiton discors Maton & Rackett, 1807 (unaccepted, synonym)
  207. Species Chiton discrepans T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted, original combination)
  208. Species Chiton disjunctus Frembly, 1827 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  209. Species Chiton dispar G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  210. Species Chiton dissimilis Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  211. Species Chiton divergens Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  212. Species Chiton doriae Capellini, 1859 (unaccepted, original combination)
  213. Species Chiton eburonicus Ryckholt, 1845 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  214. Species Chiton echinatus Barnes, 1824 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  215. Species Chiton echinotus Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
  216. Species Chiton ectypus (Rochebrune, 1884) (unaccepted)
  217. Species Chiton elegans Frembly, 1827 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Chiton elegans Blainville, 1825)
  218. Species Chiton elenensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted, original combination)
  219. Species Chiton elongatus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Chiton elongatus Blainville, 1825)
  220. Species Chiton elongatus Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, original combination)
  221. Species Chiton emersonianus A. Gould, 1841 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, Unjustified emendation of Chiton emersonii Couthoy, 1838)
  222. Species Chiton emersonii Couthouy, 1838 (unaccepted)
  223. Species Chiton empleurus F. W. Hutton, 1872 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  224. Species Chiton eocenensis Conrad, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  225. Species Chiton erythronotus C. B. Adams, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
  226. Species Chiton eschscholtzii Middendorff, 1847 (unaccepted)
  227. Species Chiton estuarii Brusina, 1870 (unaccepted, synonym)
  228. Species Chiton euplaeae O. G. Costa, 1830 (unaccepted, nomen dubium)
  229. Species Chiton evanidus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (unaccepted)
  230. Species Chiton exasperatus (Iredale, 1914) (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  231. Species Chiton excavatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
  232. Species Chiton exiguus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted, original combination)
  233. Species Chiton exoptandus Bednall, 1897 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  234. Species Chiton fasciatus W. Wood, 1815 (unaccepted)
  235. Species Chiton fasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  236. Species Chiton fascicularis Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, original combination)
  237. Species Chiton fastigiatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (unaccepted)
  238. Species Chiton ferrugineus Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted, synonym)
  239. Species Chiton fimbriatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
  240. Species Chiton flavescens P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  241. Species Chiton flemingius Leach, 1852 (unaccepted, synonym)
  242. Species Chiton floccatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 (unaccepted, original combination)
  243. Species Chiton foliatus T. Brown, 1818 (unaccepted, synonym)
  244. Species Chiton formosus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  245. Species Chiton fortiliratus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  246. Species Chiton fossicius Ashby & Torr, 1901 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  247. Species Chiton fosteri Bullock, 1972 (unaccepted)
  248. Species Chiton foveolatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1839 (unaccepted)
  249. Species Chiton freelandi Forbes, 1844 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
  250. Species Chiton frembleii Broderip, 1832 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  251. Species Chiton fruticosus A. Gould, 1846 (unaccepted, original combination)
  252. Species Chiton fulgetrum Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  253. Species Chiton fuliginatus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  254. Species Chiton fulminatus Couthouy, 1838 (unaccepted, synonym)
  255. Species Chiton fulvus W. Wood, 1815 (unaccepted, synonym)
  256. Species Chiton funereus Hedley & Hull, 1912 (unaccepted)
  257. Species Chiton furtivus Monterosato, 1879 (unaccepted, original combination)
  258. Species Chiton fuscatus Leach, 1852 (unaccepted, synonym)
  259. Species Chiton fuscatus T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
  260. Species Chiton gaimardi Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, original combination)
  261. Species Chiton garnoti Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, original combination)
  262. Species Chiton geikiei Etheridge, 1882 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  263. Species Chiton gemmatus Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, original combination)
  264. Species Chiton gemmatus de Koninck, 1843 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, a junior homonym of Chiton gemmatus Blainville, 1825)
  265. Species Chiton georgianus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted)
  266. Species Chiton gigas Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
  267. Species Chiton glaber Clessin, 1903 (unaccepted)
  268. Species Chiton glaucus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted)
  269. Species Chiton glaucus J. E. Gray, 1828
  270. Species Chiton goodallii Broderip, 1832 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  271. Species Chiton gracilis Jeffreys, 1859 (unaccepted, synonym)
  272. Species Chiton graniferus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted)
  273. Species Chiton granoradiatus Leloup, 1937
  274. Species Chiton granosus Frembly, 1827
  275. Species Chiton granulatus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
  276. Species Chiton grayii G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted)
  277. Species Chiton grinionensis Lamarck, 1803 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  278. Species Chiton groschi Kaas, 1979
  279. Species Chiton guildingii Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  280. Species Chiton hanleyi W. Bean, 1844 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  281. Species Chiton hartwegii P. P. Carpenter, 1856 (unaccepted, original combination)
  282. Species Chiton hastatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
  283. Species Chiton hennahi J. E. Gray, 1828 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  284. Species Chiton heterodon (Pilsbry, 1893) (unaccepted)
  285. Species Chiton hindsii Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  286. Species Chiton hirsutus Deshayes, 1827 (unaccepted)
  287. Species Chiton hirtosus Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, original combination)
  288. Species Chiton hirudiniformis G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted, original combination)
  289. Species Chiton hispidus Linnaeus, 1758 (uncertain > unassessed)
  290. Species Chiton howensis Hedley & Hull, 1912 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  291. Species Chiton howseanus Kirkby, 1857 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  292. Species Chiton hullianus Iredale, 1910 (unaccepted)
  293. Species Chiton hululensis (E. A. Smith, 1903) (unaccepted)
  294. Species Chiton huttoni Suter, 1906 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  295. Species Chiton iatricus Winckworth, 1930 (unaccepted)
  296. Species Chiton illuminatus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  297. Species Chiton imbricatus Nierstrasz, 1905 (unaccepted, synonym)
  298. Species Chiton imitator E. A. Smith, 1881 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
  299. Species Chiton inca A. d'Orbigny, 1841 (unaccepted)
  300. Species Chiton incanus A. Gould, 1846 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  301. Species Chiton incarnatus Reeve, 1848 (unaccepted, synonym)
  302. Species Chiton incii Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  303. Species Chiton incisus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
  304. Species Chiton incompletus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 (unaccepted)
  305. Species Chiton inconspicuus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  306. Species Chiton indus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, possible synonym)
  307. Species Chiton inornatus Tenison Woods, 1881 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  308. Species Chiton inquinatus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  309. Species Chiton insculptus A. Adams, 1854 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  310. Species Chiton insculptus Souverbie, 1866 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  311. Species Chiton insignis Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  312. Species Chiton interstinctus A. Gould, 1852 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  313. Species Chiton isabellei A. d'Orbigny, 1839 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  314. Species Chiton islandicus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
  315. Species Chiton janeirensis J. E. Gray, 1828 (unaccepted, original combination)
  316. Species Chiton japonicus Lischke, 1873 (unaccepted, original combination)
  317. Species Chiton jaspideus A. Gould, 1846 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  318. Species Chiton jayi DeKay, 1843 (unaccepted)
  319. Species Chiton jugosus A. Gould, 1846 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  320. Species Chiton kaasi (Leloup, 1981)
  321. Species Chiton kimberi Ashby, 1928 (unaccepted)
  322. Species Chiton komaianus Is. Taki & Iw. Taki, 1929 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  323. Species Chiton kurodai Is. Taki & Iw. Taki, 1929 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  324. Species Chiton labeculatus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  325. Species Chiton laevigatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted)
  326. Species Chiton laevigatus J. Fleming, 1813 (unaccepted, synonym)
  327. Species Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  328. Species Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777 sensu Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  329. Species Chiton lamellosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted, original combination)
  330. Species Chiton lamyi Dupuis, 1918 (unaccepted)
  331. Species Chiton laqueatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 (unaccepted, original combination)
  332. Species Chiton larvaeformis Burrow, 1815 (unaccepted, original combination)
  333. Species Chiton laterorugosus Kaas, 1986
  334. Species Chiton latus Leach, 1852 (unaccepted, synonym)
  335. Species Chiton latus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 (unaccepted, invalid: not Lowe, 1825)
  336. Species Chiton latus R. T. Lowe, 1825 (unaccepted, synonym)
  337. Species Chiton leachi Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, junior objective synonym)
  338. Species Chiton legiacus Ryckholt, 1845 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  339. Species Chiton lentiginosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (unaccepted, original combination)
  340. Species Chiton leognanensis Cossmann & Peyrot, 1917 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  341. Species Chiton lepidus A. Gould, 1859 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  342. Species Chiton lignosus A. Gould, 1846 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  343. Species Chiton limaciformis G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  344. Species Chiton limans Pilsbry, 1893 (unaccepted)
  345. Species Chiton limans Sykes, 1896 (unaccepted)
  346. Species Chiton lindholmii Schrenck, 1863 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  347. Species Chiton lineatus W. Wood, 1815 (unaccepted, original combination)
  348. Species Chiton lineolatus Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, original combination)
  349. Species Chiton lineolatus Frembly, 1827 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Chiton lineolatus Blainville, 1825; Tonicia fremblyana is a replacement name)
  350. Species Chiton linsleyi (Burghardt, 1973) (unaccepted)
  351. Species Chiton literatus Krauss, 1848 (unaccepted, original combination)
  352. Species Chiton lividus Middendorff, 1847 (unaccepted, synonym)
  353. Species Chiton loftusianus King, 1848 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  354. Species Chiton longicymba Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, original combination)
  355. Species Chiton longicymba Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted, Invalid as preoccupied by Blainville, 1825. Ischnochiton maorianus Iredale, 1914 is replacement name)
  356. Species Chiton loochooanus Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 (unaccepted, original combination)
  357. Species Chiton ludwigi Krauss, 1848 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  358. Species Chiton lugubris A. Gould, 1859 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  359. Species Chiton luridus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted, original combination)
  360. Species Chiton lusitanicus Tilesius, 1802 (unaccepted, synonym)
  361. Species Chiton luteolus W. Wood, 1828 (unaccepted)
  362. Species Chiton luzonicus G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 (unaccepted, original combination)
  363. Species Chiton lyellii G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  364. Species Chiton lyratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (unaccepted, original combination)
  365. Species Chiton macgillivrayi A. Adams, 1855 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
  366. Species Chiton magdalenensis Hinds, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
  367. Species Chiton magellanicus Gmelin, 1791 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  368. Species Chiton magnificus Deshayes, 1827
  369. Species Chiton maillardi Deshayes, 1863 (unaccepted, original combination)
  370. Species Chiton maldivensis (E. A. Smith, 1903) (unaccepted)
  371. Species Chiton marginatus Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted, synonym)
  372. Species Chiton marmoratus Gmelin, 1791
  373. Species Chiton marmoreus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  374. Species Chiton marmoreus O. Fabricius, 1780 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  375. Species Chiton marquesanus Pilsbry, 1893
  376. Species Chiton mauritianus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  377. Species Chiton mediterraneus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, synonym)
  378. Species Chiton mempiscus Ryckholt, 1845 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  379. Species Chiton mendicarius Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842 (uncertain > nomen dubium, uncertain synonym)
  380. Species Chiton meneghinii Capellini, 1859 (unaccepted, synonym)
  381. Species Chiton merckii Middendorff, 1847 (unaccepted)
  382. Species Chiton mertensii Middendorff, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  383. Species Chiton metallicus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  384. Species Chiton middendorffii Schrenck, 1861 (unaccepted, original combination)
  385. Species Chiton milleri Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  386. Species Chiton miltoplax Rehder, 1932 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  387. Species Chiton miniaceus Pilsbry, 1893 (unaccepted)
  388. Species Chiton minimus Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted, synonym)
  389. Species Chiton minimus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
  390. Species Chiton minimus Monterosato, 1878 (unaccepted)
  391. Species Chiton modestus Rolle, 1862 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  392. Species Chiton montereyensis P. P. Carpenter, 1855 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  393. Species Chiton monticularis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  394. Species Chiton montrouzieri Souverbie, 1873 (unaccepted)
  395. Species Chiton mosensis de Ryckholt, 1845 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  396. Species Chiton mulicostatus C. B. Adams, 1845 (unaccepted)
  397. Species Chiton multicostatus C. B. Adams, 1845 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  398. Species Chiton multigranosus Reuss, 1860 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  399. Species Chiton multimaculatus Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted)
  400. Species Chiton muricatus A. Adams, 1852 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Chiton muricatus Tilesius, 1824)
  401. Species Chiton muricatus Tilesius, 1824 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  402. Species Chiton murrayi Haddon, 1886 (unaccepted)
  403. Species Chiton muscarius Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  404. Species Chiton muscosus A. Gould, 1846 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  405. Species Chiton nagelfar Lovén, 1846 (unaccepted)
  406. Species Chiton nervicanus Ryckholt, 1845 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  407. Species Chiton niger Barnes, 1824 (unaccepted, original combination)
  408. Species Chiton nigrovirescens Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, original combination)
  409. Species Chiton novaehollandiae Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  410. Species Chiton nuttalli P. P. Carpenter, 1856 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  411. Species Chiton obscurellus Souverbie, 1866 (unaccepted, original combination)
  412. Species Chiton obscurus G. B. Sowerby II, 1839 (unaccepted)
  413. Species Chiton occidentalis Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  414. Species Chiton oligocaenus Rolle, 1862 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  415. Species Chiton olivaceus Frembly, 1827 (unaccepted)
  416. Species Chiton olivaceus Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted)
  417. Species Chiton oniscus Krauss, 1848 (unaccepted, original combination)
  418. Species Chiton onyx Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted, synonym)
  419. Species Chiton ornatus P. P. Carpenter, 1856 (uncertain > unassessed)
  420. Species Chiton oruktus Maughan, 1900 (unaccepted)
  421. Species Chiton oryza Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
  422. Species Chiton pachylasmae Monterosato, 1879 (unaccepted, original combination)
  423. Species Chiton pallasii Middendorff, 1847 (unaccepted, a junior synonym)
  424. Species Chiton pallidulus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  425. Species Chiton papilio Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted, original combination)
  426. Species Chiton papillosus C. B. Adams, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
  427. Species Chiton particolor (Hull, 1923) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  428. Species Chiton parvus Stevens, 1858 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  429. Species Chiton patulus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (unaccepted)
  430. Species Chiton paucipustulosus Ashby & Torr, 1901 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  431. Species Chiton pectinatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (unaccepted, original combination)
  432. Species Chiton pelliserpentis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  433. Species Chiton penicillatus Deshayes, 1863 (unaccepted, original combination)
  434. Species Chiton peregrinus Thiele, 1909 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  435. Species Chiton perpunctatus Suter, 1906 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  436. Species Chiton pertusus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  437. Species Chiton peruvianus Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  438. Species Chiton perviridis P. P. Carpenter, 1865 (unaccepted, original combination)
  439. Species Chiton petaloides A. Gould, 1846 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  440. Species Chiton petasus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  441. Species Chiton petholatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1839 (unaccepted)
  442. Species Chiton phaseolinus Monterosato, 1879 (unaccepted)
  443. Species Chiton philippii Issel, 1870 (unaccepted, synonym)
  444. Species Chiton piceus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
  445. Species Chiton pictus W. Bean, 1844 (unaccepted, synonym)
  446. Species Chiton pictus Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted)
  447. Species Chiton pictus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid; not Blainville, 1825, Lucilina shirleyi is a replacement name)
  448. Species Chiton picus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  449. Species Chiton planatus Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted)
  450. Species Chiton platessa A. Gould, 1846 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  451. Species Chiton polii Deshayes, 1835 (unaccepted, synonym)
  452. Species Chiton polii R. A. Philippi, 1836 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Chiton polii Deshayes, 1833)
  453. Species Chiton politus Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted)
  454. Species Chiton porosus Burrow, 1815 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  455. Species Chiton porphyreticus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  456. Species Chiton porphyrius G. B. Sowerby II, 1839 (unaccepted)
  457. Species Chiton priscus Münster, 1839 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  458. Species Chiton productus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  459. Species Chiton proprius Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  460. Species Chiton proteus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  461. Species Chiton pruinosus A. Gould, 1846 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
  462. Species Chiton pulchellus Gray, 1828 (unaccepted, original combination)
  463. Species Chiton pulchellus R. A. Philippi, 1844 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Chiton pulchellus Gray, 1828)
  464. Species Chiton pulcher (Kaas, 1991) (unaccepted)
  465. Species Chiton pulcherrimus G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 (unaccepted, original combination)
  466. Species Chiton pulvinatus P. P. Carpenter, 1893 (unaccepted)
  467. Species Chiton punctatus Linnaeus, 1758 (uncertain > unassessed)
  468. Species Chiton punctulatissimus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  469. Species Chiton puniceus A. Gould, 1846 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  470. Species Chiton purpurascens C. B. Adams, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
  471. Species Chiton pusillus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  472. Species Chiton pusio G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  473. Species Chiton pustulatus Krauss, 1848 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  474. Species Chiton quercinus A. Gould, 1846 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  475. Species Chiton quinquivalvis T. Brown, 1823 (unaccepted, synonym)
  476. Species Chiton quoyi Deshayes, 1836 (unaccepted, unnecessary replacement name for Chiton viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
  477. Species Chiton rapaitiensis Schwabe & Lozouet, 2006 (unaccepted)
  478. Species Chiton rarinota Jeffreys, 1883 (unaccepted, original combination)
  479. Species Chiton raripilosus Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  480. Species Chiton rariplicatus Reuss, 1860 † (unaccepted)
  481. Species Chiton regularis P. P. Carpenter, 1856 (unaccepted, original combination)
  482. Species Chiton reticulatus Nierstrasz, 1905 (unaccepted, primary homonym of Chiton reticulatus Reeve, 1847; Rhyssoplax nierstrasziana Kaas, 1957 is a replacement name)
  483. Species Chiton retusus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted, original combination)
  484. Species Chiton reussi Prochazka, 1895 (unaccepted, junior homonym of Chiton reussi Rolle, 1862)
  485. Species Chiton reussi Rolle, 1862 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  486. Species Chiton rhynchotus (Rochebrune, 1884) (unaccepted)
  487. Species Chiton rissoi Payraudeau, 1826 (unaccepted, original combination)
  488. Species Chiton roseus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted, homonym)
  489. Species Chiton rubellus Nardo, 1847 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
  490. Species Chiton rubellus Pilsbry, 1893 (unaccepted, synonym)
  491. Species Chiton ruber Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, original combination)
  492. Species Chiton rubicundus O. G. Costa, 1830 (unaccepted)
  493. Species Chiton rubiginosus (F. W. Hutton, 1872) (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  494. Species Chiton rubrolineatus Lischke, 1873 (unaccepted, original combination)
  495. Species Chiton rudis F. W. Hutton, 1872 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  496. Species Chiton rugosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (unaccepted, invalid; not Gray, 1826)
  497. Species Chiton rugosus J. E. Gray, 1826 (uncertain > unassessed)
  498. Species Chiton rugulatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted, original combination)
  499. Species Chiton rugulosus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent literature currently undocumented)
  500. Species Chiton rusticus Deshayes, 1863 (unaccepted)
  501. Species Chiton saeniensis Laghi, 1984 †
  502. Species Chiton sagrinatus Couthouy, 1838 (unaccepted, synonym)
  503. Species Chiton salamander Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted)
  504. Species Chiton salihafui Bullock, 1972 (unaccepted)
  505. Species Chiton sandbergianus de Ryckholt, 1845 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  506. Species Chiton sanguineus Deshayes, 1863 (unaccepted, invalid; not Reeve, 1847, Callochiton deshayesi is a replacement name)
  507. Species Chiton scaber Blainville, 1825 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  508. Species Chiton scaber Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Chiton scaber Blainville, 1825)
  509. Species Chiton scabriculus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted)
  510. Species Chiton scabridus Jeffreys, 1880 (unaccepted, original combination)
  511. Species Chiton scarabaeus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  512. Species Chiton scoticus Leach, 1852 (unaccepted, synonym)
  513. Species Chiton scrobiculatus Middendorff, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  514. Species Chiton sculptus G. B. Sowerby II, 1839 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
  515. Species Chiton scutiger Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  516. Species Chiton scytodesma Scacchi, 1836 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
  517. Species Chiton segmentatus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  518. Species Chiton semilaevis Pilsbry, 1893 (unaccepted)
  519. Species Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted, original combination)
  520. Species Chiton setiger P. P. King, 1832 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  521. Species Chiton setosus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted, invalid; not Tilesius, 1824, Ceratozona angusta is a replacement name)
  522. Species Chiton shirleyi Iredale, 1914 (unaccepted)
  523. Species Chiton siculoides E. A. Smith, 1891 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  524. Species Chiton siculus Gray, 1828 (unaccepted, synonym)
  525. Species Chiton simpsonii J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  526. Species Chiton sinclairi J. E. Gray, 1843 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  527. Species Chiton sitchensis Middendorff, 1847 (unaccepted, a junior synonym)
  528. Species Chiton sitkensis Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  529. Species Chiton soleaformis Etheridge, 1882 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  530. Species Chiton sowerbianus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  531. Species Chiton sowerbyanus Clessin, 1904 (unaccepted)
  532. Species Chiton speciosus Nierstrasz, 1905 (unaccepted)
  533. Species Chiton spengleri Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted)
  534. Species Chiton spiculosus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  535. Species Chiton spiniferus Frembly, 1827 (unaccepted)
  536. Species Chiton spiniger G. B. Sowerby II, 1839 (unaccepted)
  537. Species Chiton spinosetatus Bergenhayn, 1930 (unaccepted)
  538. Species Chiton spinosus Bruguière, 1792 (unaccepted, original combination)
  539. Species Chiton spinulosus Gray, 1828 (unaccepted)
  540. Species Chiton squalidus C. B. Adams, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
  541. Species Chiton squammulosus Dollfus, 1883 (unaccepted, synonym)
  542. Species Chiton squamosum Linnaeus, 1764 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  543. Species Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764
  544. Species Chiton squamulosus C. B. Adams, 1845 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
  545. Species Chiton stangeri Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  546. Species Chiton stigma O. G. Costa, 1830 (unaccepted)
  547. Species Chiton stokesii Broderip, 1832
  548. Species Chiton stramineus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted, original combination)
  549. Species Chiton striatus Brusina, 1870 (unaccepted, synonym)
  550. Species Chiton striatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 (unaccepted)
  551. Species Chiton striatus Barnes, 1824 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Chiton striatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)
  552. Species Chiton striolatus J. E. Gray, 1828 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  553. Species Chiton subassimilis Souverbie, 1866 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  554. Species Chiton subcajetanus A. d'Orbigny, 1852 (unaccepted, synonym)
  555. Species Chiton subfuscus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted)
  556. Species Chiton subgemmatus A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  557. Species Chiton subgigas Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted)
  558. Species Chiton submarmoreus Middendorff, 1847 (unaccepted, synonym)
  559. Species Chiton subquadratus Kirkby & J. Young, 1867 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  560. Species Chiton sueurii Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, original combination)
  561. Species Chiton sueziensis Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  562. Species Chiton sulcatus W. Wood, 1815 (unaccepted, original combination)
  563. Species Chiton suteri Iredale, 1910 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  564. Species Chiton swainsoni G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (unaccepted, original combination)
  565. Species Chiton tasmanicus Paetel, 1887 (unaccepted)
  566. Species Chiton tectiformis (Is. Taki, 1938) (unaccepted)
  567. Species Chiton tehuelchus A. d'Orbigny, 1839 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  568. Species Chiton tenuissimus F. Sandberger, 1859 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  569. Species Chiton tenuistriatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  570. Species Chiton terquemi Deslongchamps, 1859 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  571. Species Chiton tesselatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted > junior homonym, non Wood, 1815)
  572. Species Chiton tessellatus W. Wood, 1815 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  573. Species Chiton testudo Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  574. Species Chiton textilis J. E. Gray, 1828 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  575. Species Chiton themeropis (Iredale, 1914) (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  576. Species Chiton thomondiensis Baily, 1859 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  577. Species Chiton tigrinus Krauss, 1848 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
  578. Species Chiton tigris Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted)
  579. Species Chiton torri Suter, 1907 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  580. Species Chiton torri Hedley & Hull, 1909 (unaccepted, invalid: not Suter, 1907)
  581. Species Chiton torrianus Hedley & Hull, 1910 (unaccepted)
  582. Species Chiton translucens Hedley & Hull, 1909 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  583. Species Chiton tricostalis Pilsbry, 1894 (unaccepted)
  584. Species Chiton truncatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
  585. Species Chiton tuberculatus Leach, 1852 (unaccepted, synonym)
  586. Species Chiton tuberculatus Linnaeus, 1758
  587. Species Chiton tuberculiferus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
  588. Species Chiton tuberculosus Souverbie, 1866 (unaccepted)
  589. Species Chiton tulipa Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  590. Species Chiton tunicatus W. Wood, 1815 (unaccepted, original combination)
  591. Species Chiton turnacianus Ryckholt, 1845 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  592. Species Chiton tuticorinensis H. C. Ray & Roychoudhury, 1968 (unaccepted)
  593. Species Chiton undatus Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted)
  594. Species Chiton undulatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1839 (uncertain > nomen dubium, original combination)
  595. Species Chiton undulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Chiton undulatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)
  596. Species Chiton undulatus Olfers, 1818 (unaccepted)
  597. Species Chiton undulatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 (unaccepted)
  598. Species Chiton unicolor Schröter, 1801 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  599. Species Chiton ustulatus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  600. Species Chiton vangoethemi Leloup, 1981 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  601. Species Chiton variegatus Leach, 1852 (unaccepted, synonym)
  602. Species Chiton variegatus R. A. Philippi, 1836 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Chiton variegatus Röding, 1798)
  603. Species Chiton variegatus Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted)
  604. Species Chiton varius G. B. Sowerby II, 1839 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
  605. Species Chiton vauclusensis Hedley & Hull, 1909 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  606. Species Chiton velatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1833 (unaccepted, synonym)
  607. Species Chiton venustus (Hull, 1923) (unaccepted)
  608. Species Chiton verconis Torr & Ashby, 1898 (unaccepted)
  609. Species Chiton versicolor G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (unaccepted, original combination)
  610. Species Chiton versicolor A. Adams, 1854 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  611. Species Chiton vespertinus A. Gould, 1852 (unaccepted, original combination)
  612. Species Chiton vestitus Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  613. Species Chiton vetustus R. A. Philippi, 1887 †
  614. Species Chiton violaceus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  615. Species Chiton virgatus Reeve, 1848 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  616. Species Chiton virgifer F. Sandberger, 1859 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  617. Species Chiton virgulatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840
  618. Species Chiton viridis Spengler, 1797
  619. Species Chiton viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
  620. Species Chiton viridis Schröter, 1801 (unaccepted, tentative synonymy)
  621. Species Chiton viridulus A. Gould, 1846 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  622. Species Chiton viseticola Ryckholt, 1845 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  623. Species Chiton volvox Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted, original combination)
  624. Species Chiton wahlbergi Krauss, 1848 (unaccepted)
  625. Species Chiton wallacei Winckworth, 1927 (unaccepted)
  626. Species Chiton watsoni G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 (unaccepted)
  627. Species Chiton whitleyi (Iredale & Hull, 1932) (unaccepted)
  628. Species Chiton woodii Clessin, 1903 (unaccepted)
  629. Species Chiton wosnessenskii Middendorff, 1847 (unaccepted)
  630. Species Chiton youngianus Kirkby, 1865 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  631. Species Chiton zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  632. Species Chiton zschaui Pfeffer, 1886 (unaccepted, original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 667 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chiton Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137779 on 2025-05-03
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Gofas, Serge
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Martinez, Olga
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Schwabe, Enrico
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Marshall, Bruce
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Bouchet, Philippe
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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 667 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Chiton (Lophyrus) Poli, 1791) Poli J.X. (1791). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata.</i> Ex Regio Typographeio, Parmae. Vol. 1: pp. i-lxxiii, [1-6], i-x, 1-90, 1-50, [1], 1-74, pls 1-18. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019471 [details] 

original description (of Sclerochiton Dall, 1882) Dall, W. H. (1882). On the genera of chitons. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 4: 279-291., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15663439
page(s): 284, 287.; note: No included species. [details] 

original description (of Chondroplax Thiele, 1893) Thiele, J. (1891-1893). [continuation of F.H. Troschel] <i>Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification</i>, 2: 249-334 [1891]; 337-409, i-ix [1893]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33044364
page(s): 363 [details] 

original description (of Diochiton Thiele, 1893) Thiele, J. (1891-1893). [continuation of F.H. Troschel] <i>Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification</i>, 2: 249-334 [1891]; 337-409, i-ix [1893]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33044364
page(s): 364 [details] 

original description (of Poeciloplax Thiele, 1893) Thiele, J. (1891-1893). [continuation of F.H. Troschel] <i>Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification</i>, 2: 249-334 [1891]; 337-409, i-ix [1893]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33044364
page(s): 365 [details] 

original description (of Amaurochiton Thiele, 1893) Thiele, J. (1891-1893). [continuation of F.H. Troschel] <i>Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification</i>, 2: 249-334 [1891]; 337-409, i-ix [1893]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33044364
page(s): 362 [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] 

Other

context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sclerochiton) (from synonym Sclerochiton Dall, 1882)
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