WoRMS taxon details
Callistochiton pulchellus (J. E. Gray, 1828)
386138 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:386138)
accepted
Species
Callistochiton carmenae A. G. Smith & A. J. Ferreira, 1977 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chiton (Callochiton) carpenteri Clessin, 1903 · unaccepted
Chiton bicostatus A. d'Orbigny, 1841 · unaccepted
Chiton pulchellus J. E. Gray, 1828 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chiton pulchellus J. E. Gray, 1828) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up
page(s): 6 [details]
page(s): 6 [details]
Type locality contained in Peru
, Note Arica
type locality contained in Peru (origin: native) [details]
Type locality Arica [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Callistochiton pulchellus (J. E. Gray, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386138 on 2026-06-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chiton pulchellus J. E. Gray, 1828) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up
page(s): 6 [details]
original description (of Chiton bicostatus A. d'Orbigny, 1841) Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1841-1847). Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale (le Brésil, la république orientale de l'Uruguay, la République argentine, la Patagonie, la république du Chili, la république de Bolivia, la république du Pérou), exécuté pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, et 1833. Volume 5 (4). Zoophytes, pp. 17-28 [1847], pl. 1, 3, 5 [1841], 2, 4, 6-13 [1842]. P. Bertrand, Paris, and Levrault, Strasbourg. <em>P. Bertrand, Paris; V. Levrault, Strasbourg.</em> Text: 1847: 7-28; Plates: 1841: 1, 3, 5; 1842: 2, 4, 6-13., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14544007
page(s): 486 [details]
original description (of Callistochiton carmenae A. G. Smith & A. J. Ferreira, 1977) Smith, A. G. & Ferreira, A. J. (1977). Chiton fauna of the Galapagos Islands. <em>The Veliger.</em> 20: 82-97.
page(s): 87 [details]
original description (of Chiton (Callochiton) carpenteri Clessin, 1903) Clessin, S. (1843-1904). Die Familie Chitonidae. <em>Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz.</em> 6 (4): 1-135 [pl. 1-3 by H. C. Küster, 1843; pl. 4-15, 1902; pp. 1-96, pl. 16-39, 1903; pp. 97-135, pl. 40-41, 1904)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34341587 [details]
page(s): 6 [details]
original description (of Chiton bicostatus A. d'Orbigny, 1841) Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1841-1847). Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale (le Brésil, la république orientale de l'Uruguay, la République argentine, la Patagonie, la république du Chili, la république de Bolivia, la république du Pérou), exécuté pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, et 1833. Volume 5 (4). Zoophytes, pp. 17-28 [1847], pl. 1, 3, 5 [1841], 2, 4, 6-13 [1842]. P. Bertrand, Paris, and Levrault, Strasbourg. <em>P. Bertrand, Paris; V. Levrault, Strasbourg.</em> Text: 1847: 7-28; Plates: 1841: 1, 3, 5; 1842: 2, 4, 6-13., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14544007
page(s): 486 [details]
original description (of Callistochiton carmenae A. G. Smith & A. J. Ferreira, 1977) Smith, A. G. & Ferreira, A. J. (1977). Chiton fauna of the Galapagos Islands. <em>The Veliger.</em> 20: 82-97.
page(s): 87 [details]
original description (of Chiton (Callochiton) carpenteri Clessin, 1903) Clessin, S. (1843-1904). Die Familie Chitonidae. <em>Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz.</em> 6 (4): 1-135 [pl. 1-3 by H. C. Küster, 1843; pl. 4-15, 1902; pp. 1-96, pl. 16-39, 1903; pp. 97-135, pl. 40-41, 1904)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34341587 [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Arica [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Chiton pulchellus J. E. Gray, 1828)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callistochiton pulchellus)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Malacopics (Callistochiton pulchellus (Gray, 1828) Panama, Golfo de Panamá, SE of Isla Taboga)
To Malacopics (Callistochiton pulchellus (Gray, 1828) Panama, Panama, Zona del Canal de Panama, Pu...
To Malacopics (Callistochiton pulchellus (Gray,1828) Chile, Tarapaca, Iquique)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Chiton pulchellus J. E. Gray, 1828)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callistochiton pulchellus)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Malacopics (Callistochiton pulchellus (Gray, 1828) Panama, Golfo de Panamá, SE of Isla Taboga)
To Malacopics (Callistochiton pulchellus (Gray, 1828) Panama, Panama, Zona del Canal de Panama, Pu...
To Malacopics (Callistochiton pulchellus (Gray,1828) Chile, Tarapaca, Iquique)
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