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Acanthochiton crocodilus (Torr & Ashby, 1898)

AphiaID

1376616 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1376616)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Notoplax crocodila (Torr & Ashby, 1898)

Rank

Species

Parent

Acanthochiton Herrmannsen, 1846 accepted as Acanthochitona J. E. Gray, 1821

Original name

Acanthochites crocodilus Torr & Ashby, 1898

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Subspecies Acanthochiton crocodilus debilior Iredale & Hull, 1925 accepted as Notoplax crocodila (Torr & Ashby, 1898)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Acanthochites crocodilus Torr & Ashby, 1898) Torr, W. G. & Ashby, E. (1898). Definitions of seven new species of South Australian Polyplacophorae. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 22: 215-220, 2 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16137895 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Acanthochiton crocodilus (Torr & Ashby, 1898). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1376616 on 2026-08-14

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2019-09-13 03:33:19Z

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Marshall, Bruce

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Nomenclature

original description (of Acanthochites crocodilus Torr & Ashby, 1898) Torr, W. G. & Ashby, E. (1898). Definitions of seven new species of South Australian Polyplacophorae. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 22: 215-220, 2 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16137895 [details]

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