WoRMS taxon details
Acanthopleura Guilding, 1830
151210 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151210)
accepted
Genus
Chiton spinosus Bruguière, 1792 accepted as Acanthopleura spinosa (Bruguière, 1792) (type by subsequent designation)
Acanthopleura (Amphitomura) Pilsbry, 1893 · alternate representation
Acanthozostera Iredale & Hull, 1926 · unaccepted
Chiton (Acanthopleura) Guilding, 1830 · unaccepted
Species Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)
Species Acanthopleura granulata (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Acanthopleura loochooana (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
Species Acanthopleura planispina Bergenhayn, 1933
Species Acanthopleura spinosa (Bruguière, 1792)
Species Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797)
Species Acanthopleura vaillantii Rochebrune, 1882
Subgenus Acanthopleura (Lucilina) Dall, 1882 accepted as Lucilina Dall, 1882 (original combination)
Species Acanthopleura afra Rochebrune, 1882 accepted as Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797)
Species Acanthopleura arenosa A. J. Ferreira, 1986 accepted as Liolophura arenosa (A. J. Ferreira, 1986) (original combination)
Species Acanthopleura balansae Rochebrune, 1882 accepted as Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)
Species Acanthopleura bergenhayni Leloup, 1937 accepted as Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)
Species Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) accepted as Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797)
Species Acanthopleura ciliata sensu F. W. Hutton, 1873 not Sowerby, 1840 accepted as Plaxiphora biramosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Species Acanthopleura complexa F. W. Hutton, 1872 accepted as Plaxiphora biramosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Species Acanthopleura curtisiana (E. A. Smith, 1884) accepted as Squamopleura curtisiana (E. A. Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthopleura echinata (Barnes, 1824) accepted as Enoplochiton echinatus (Barnes, 1824) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthopleura fluxa P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Nuttallina fluxa (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthopleura gaimardi (Blainville, 1825) accepted as Liolophura gaimardi (Blainville, 1825) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthopleura glareosa E. A. Smith, 1884 accepted as Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)
Species Acanthopleura haddoni Winckworth, 1927 accepted as Acanthopleura vaillantii Rochebrune, 1882
Species Acanthopleura hanleyi (W. Bean, 1844) accepted as Hanleya hanleyi (W. Bean, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthopleura hirtosa (Blainville, 1825) accepted as Liolophura hirtosa (Blainville, 1825) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthopleura japonica (Lischke, 1873) accepted as Liolophura japonica (Lischke, 1873)
Species Acanthopleura miles (Pilsbry, 1893) accepted as Squamopleura miles (Pilsbry, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthopleura nigropunctata P. P. Carpenter, 1865 accepted as Lucilina nigropunctata (P. P. Carpenter, 1865) (original combination)
Species Acanthopleura nobilis Gray, 1843 accepted as Eudoxochiton (Eudoxochiton) nobilis (Gray, 1843) accepted as Eudoxochiton nobilis (Gray, 1843) (original combination)
Species Acanthopleura rawakiana Rochebrune, 1882 accepted as Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)
Species Acanthopleura rehderi A. J. Ferreira, 1986 accepted as Liolophura rehderi (A. J. Ferreira, 1986) (original combination)
Species Acanthopleura spicifera [sic] accepted as Acanthopleura spiniger (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839) accepted as Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825) (misspelling)
Species Acanthopleura spiniger (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839) accepted as Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825) (the nominal species is a synonym of Acanthopleura gemmata; W Indian Ocean records refer to A. testudo; Red Sea records to A. vaillantii (see Kaas et al. 2006))
Subgenus Acanthopleura (Amphitomura) Pilsbry, 1893 represented as Acanthopleura Guilding, 1830
Species Acanthopleura quatrefagesi Rochebrune, 1881 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Acanthopleura granulata (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Acanthopleura loochooana (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
Species Acanthopleura planispina Bergenhayn, 1933
Species Acanthopleura spinosa (Bruguière, 1792)
Species Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797)
Species Acanthopleura vaillantii Rochebrune, 1882
Subgenus Acanthopleura (Lucilina) Dall, 1882 accepted as Lucilina Dall, 1882 (original combination)
Species Acanthopleura afra Rochebrune, 1882 accepted as Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797)
Species Acanthopleura arenosa A. J. Ferreira, 1986 accepted as Liolophura arenosa (A. J. Ferreira, 1986) (original combination)
Species Acanthopleura balansae Rochebrune, 1882 accepted as Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)
Species Acanthopleura bergenhayni Leloup, 1937 accepted as Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)
Species Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) accepted as Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797)
Species Acanthopleura ciliata sensu F. W. Hutton, 1873 not Sowerby, 1840 accepted as Plaxiphora biramosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Species Acanthopleura complexa F. W. Hutton, 1872 accepted as Plaxiphora biramosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Species Acanthopleura curtisiana (E. A. Smith, 1884) accepted as Squamopleura curtisiana (E. A. Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthopleura echinata (Barnes, 1824) accepted as Enoplochiton echinatus (Barnes, 1824) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthopleura fluxa P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Nuttallina fluxa (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthopleura gaimardi (Blainville, 1825) accepted as Liolophura gaimardi (Blainville, 1825) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthopleura glareosa E. A. Smith, 1884 accepted as Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)
Species Acanthopleura haddoni Winckworth, 1927 accepted as Acanthopleura vaillantii Rochebrune, 1882
Species Acanthopleura hanleyi (W. Bean, 1844) accepted as Hanleya hanleyi (W. Bean, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthopleura hirtosa (Blainville, 1825) accepted as Liolophura hirtosa (Blainville, 1825) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthopleura japonica (Lischke, 1873) accepted as Liolophura japonica (Lischke, 1873)
Species Acanthopleura miles (Pilsbry, 1893) accepted as Squamopleura miles (Pilsbry, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthopleura nigropunctata P. P. Carpenter, 1865 accepted as Lucilina nigropunctata (P. P. Carpenter, 1865) (original combination)
Species Acanthopleura nobilis Gray, 1843 accepted as Eudoxochiton (Eudoxochiton) nobilis (Gray, 1843) accepted as Eudoxochiton nobilis (Gray, 1843) (original combination)
Species Acanthopleura rawakiana Rochebrune, 1882 accepted as Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)
Species Acanthopleura rehderi A. J. Ferreira, 1986 accepted as Liolophura rehderi (A. J. Ferreira, 1986) (original combination)
Species Acanthopleura spicifera [sic] accepted as Acanthopleura spiniger (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839) accepted as Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825) (misspelling)
Species Acanthopleura spiniger (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839) accepted as Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825) (the nominal species is a synonym of Acanthopleura gemmata; W Indian Ocean records refer to A. testudo; Red Sea records to A. vaillantii (see Kaas et al. 2006))
Subgenus Acanthopleura (Amphitomura) Pilsbry, 1893 represented as Acanthopleura Guilding, 1830
» Species Acanthopleura (Amphitomura) planispina Bergenhayn, 1933 accepted as Acanthopleura planispina Bergenhayn, 1933
Species Acanthopleura quatrefagesi Rochebrune, 1881 (uncertain > unassessed)
marine
Not documented
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Acanthopleura Guilding, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151210 on 2023-10-04
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original description
(of Acanthopleura (Amphitomura) Pilsbry, 1893) Pilsbry, H. A. (1893). On <i>Acanthopleura</i> and its subgenera. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 6(9): 104-105., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596913 [details]
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
[request]
basis of record Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
subsequent type designation Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 168. [details]
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
[request] basis of record Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] subsequent type designation Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 168. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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