ERMS taxon details
Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803)
140132 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140132)
accepted
Species
Callochiton achatinus (T. Brown, 1823) · unaccepted (synonym)
Callochiton achatinus euboecus Kattoulas, Koukouras & Economidis, 1973 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton achatinus T. Brown, 1827 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777 sensu Montagu, 1803 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton laevis var. navicula Jeffreys, 1865 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton scytodesma Scacchi, 1836 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803 · unaccepted (original combination)
- Subspecies Callochiton septemvalvis euplaeae (O. G. Costa, 1830) accepted as Callochiton euplaeae (O. G. Costa, 1830) accepted as Callochiton doriae (Capellini, 1859)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=140132 on 2025-05-19
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803). Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140132 on 2025-05-19
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original description
(of Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694 [details] 
original description (of Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777 sensu Montagu, 1803) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011 [details]
original description (of Chiton achatinus T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868 [details]
original description (of Chiton scytodesma Scacchi, 1836) Scacchi, A. (1836). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum Regni Neapolitani quæ usque adhuc reperit A. Scacchi</i>. Neapoli [Naples]: Typis Filiatre-Sebetii. 18 p., 1 pl. , available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=5w3-xBgAOnIC
page(s): 9 [details]
original description (of Callochiton achatinus euboecus Kattoulas, Koukouras & Economidis, 1973) Kattoulas M., Koukouras A. & Economidis P. (1973). Benthic fauna of the Evvoia coast and Evvoia gulf. II. Polyplacophora. <i>Scientific Annals of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, University of Thessaloniki 13</i>: 17-27 [details]
original description (of Chiton laevis var. navicula Jeffreys, 1865) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 227 [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]
additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Landau, B. M.; Silva, C. M. D.; Sosso, M. (2022). Biogeography of northeastern Atlantic Neogene chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora): New data from the Pliocene of Portugal. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 96(4): 814-838., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2022.1 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777 sensu Montagu, 1803) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011 [details]
original description (of Chiton achatinus T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868 [details]
original description (of Chiton scytodesma Scacchi, 1836) Scacchi, A. (1836). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum Regni Neapolitani quæ usque adhuc reperit A. Scacchi</i>. Neapoli [Naples]: Typis Filiatre-Sebetii. 18 p., 1 pl. , available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=5w3-xBgAOnIC
page(s): 9 [details]
original description (of Callochiton achatinus euboecus Kattoulas, Koukouras & Economidis, 1973) Kattoulas M., Koukouras A. & Economidis P. (1973). Benthic fauna of the Evvoia coast and Evvoia gulf. II. Polyplacophora. <i>Scientific Annals of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, University of Thessaloniki 13</i>: 17-27 [details]
original description (of Chiton laevis var. navicula Jeffreys, 1865) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 227 [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]
additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Landau, B. M.; Silva, C. M. D.; Sosso, M. (2022). Biogeography of northeastern Atlantic Neogene chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora): New data from the Pliocene of Portugal. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 96(4): 814-838., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2022.1 [details] Available for editors





Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Callochiton achatinus (T. Brown, 1823))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (90 publications) (from synonym Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777 sensu Montagu, 1803)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callochiton septemvalvis)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803)
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 183))
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 183))
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 183))
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 183))
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 183))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Callochiton achatinus (T. Brown, 1823))
To PESI (from synonym Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777 sensu Montagu, 1803)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton achatinus T. Brown, 1827)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton scytodesma Scacchi, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Callochiton achatinus euboecus Kattoulas, Koukouras & Economidis, 1973)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton laevis var. navicula Jeffreys, 1865)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Callochiton achatinus (T. Brown, 1823))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (90 publications) (from synonym Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777 sensu Montagu, 1803)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callochiton septemvalvis)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803)
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 183))
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 183))
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 183))
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 183))
To Malacopics (Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 183))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Callochiton achatinus (T. Brown, 1823))
To PESI (from synonym Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton laevis Pennant, 1777 sensu Montagu, 1803)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton achatinus T. Brown, 1827)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton scytodesma Scacchi, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Callochiton achatinus euboecus Kattoulas, Koukouras & Economidis, 1973)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton laevis var. navicula Jeffreys, 1865)
To ITIS