WoRMS taxon details
Craspedochiton productus (P. P. Carpenter, 1892)
386542 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:386542)
accepted
Species
Acanthochites (Notoplax) carpenteri Pilsbry, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Notoplax producta (P. P. Carpenter, 1892)
· unaccepted
Spongiochiton productus P. P. Carpenter, 1892 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Spongiochiton productus P. P. Carpenter, 1892) Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 14: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae. pp i-xxxiv, 1-350, pls 1-40. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Jul. 25, 1892; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 25, 1892; pp. 129-208, pls. 31-40, Feb. 25, 1893; pp. 209-350, pls. 41-68, Jul. 1, 1893; i-xxxiv, Jul. 1, 1893]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63221
page(s): 26 [details]
page(s): 26 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Craspedochiton productus (P. P. Carpenter, 1892). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386542 on 2026-05-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Spongiochiton productus P. P. Carpenter, 1892) Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 14: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae. pp i-xxxiv, 1-350, pls 1-40. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Jul. 25, 1892; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 25, 1892; pp. 129-208, pls. 31-40, Feb. 25, 1893; pp. 209-350, pls. 41-68, Jul. 1, 1893; i-xxxiv, Jul. 1, 1893]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63221
page(s): 26 [details]
original description (of Acanthochites (Notoplax) carpenteri Pilsbry, 1893) Pilsbry, H. A. (1893-1895). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 15: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Acanthochitidae, Cryptoplacidae and appendix. Tectibranchiata. pp 1-463, pls 1-58 [pls. 51-58 never issued]. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-10, Nov. 16, 1893; pp. 65-132, pls. 11-17, Mar. 19, 1894; pp. 133-180, pls. 18-42, Jul. 27, 1894; pp. 181-436, pls. 43-50, 59-61, Feb. 2, 1895]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63222 [details]
basis of record Strack, H. L. (1996). Report on a collection of South African chitons, including the description of a new <i>Lepidozona</i> species. <em>Basteria.</em> 59(4-6): 127-133. [15 January 1996].
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page(s): 26 [details]
original description (of Acanthochites (Notoplax) carpenteri Pilsbry, 1893) Pilsbry, H. A. (1893-1895). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 15: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Acanthochitidae, Cryptoplacidae and appendix. Tectibranchiata. pp 1-463, pls 1-58 [pls. 51-58 never issued]. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-10, Nov. 16, 1893; pp. 65-132, pls. 11-17, Mar. 19, 1894; pp. 133-180, pls. 18-42, Jul. 27, 1894; pp. 181-436, pls. 43-50, 59-61, Feb. 2, 1895]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63222 [details]
basis of record Strack, H. L. (1996). Report on a collection of South African chitons, including the description of a new <i>Lepidozona</i> species. <em>Basteria.</em> 59(4-6): 127-133. [15 January 1996].
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Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Dell'Angelo, B.; Schwabe, E.; Gori, S.; Sosso, M.; Bonfitto, A. (2014). Chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) from São Tomé and Príncipe Islands. <em>African Invertebrates.</em> 55(2): 171-200., available online at http://africaninvertebrates.org/ojs/index.php/AI/article/view/349
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Other
additional source
Schwabe, E. & R. Els. (2019). The genus Craspedochiton (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Acanthochitonidae) in South African waters: what do we really know about it?. <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 148(1): 73-92., available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/arch.moll/148/073-092 [details] Available for editors
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Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Spongiochiton productus P. P. Carpenter, 1892)
To Malacopics (Craspedochiton producta (P. P. Carpenter, 1892) South Africa, Eastern Cape, East Lon...
To NHMUK collection (Spongiochiton productus Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1892; holotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3512484) (from synonym Spongiochiton productus P. P. Carpenter, 1892)
To Malacopics (Craspedochiton producta (P. P. Carpenter, 1892) South Africa, Eastern Cape, East Lon...
To NHMUK collection (Spongiochiton productus Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1892; holotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3512484) (from synonym Spongiochiton productus P. P. Carpenter, 1892)