WoRMS name details
Chiton testudo Spengler, 1797
1599152 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1599152)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine
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): 78. [details]
page(s): 78. [details]
Type locality contained in Red Sea
type locality contained in Red Sea [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chiton testudo Spengler, 1797. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1599152 on 2025-05-09
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Nomenclature
original description
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): 78. [details]
page(s): 78. [details]
Other
subsequent type designation
Kaas, P.; Knudsen, J. (1992). Lorentz Spengler's descriptions of chitons (Mollusca Polyplacophora). <em>Zoologische mededelingen.</em> 66(3): 49-90., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/318917/ZM1992066003.pdf
page(s): 63, fig. 9 (lectotype figured). [details]
page(s): 63, fig. 9 (lectotype figured). [details]




