WoRMS taxon details
Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836)
848039 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:848039)
accepted
Species
Chiton (Nutallina) caprearum Scacchi, 1836 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Chiton (Nuttallina) caprearum var. major Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton caprearum Scacchi, 1836 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Chiton caprearum var. major Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted
Chiton cinereus Linnaeus, 1767 sensu Poli, 1791 · unaccepted (misapplication)
Chiton corrugatus Reeve, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton decipiens Tiberi, 1877 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton polii R. A. Philippi, 1836 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Chiton polii...)
junior homonym of Chiton polii Deshayes, 1833
Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) · alternative representation
Lepidochitona corrugata (Reeve, 1848) · unaccepted
Lophyrus melphictensis Poli, 1791 · unaccepted (name introduced in synonymy, not...)
name introduced in synonymy, not available
Middendorffia caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Nuttalina corrugata (Reeve, 1848) · unaccepted (synonym)
Nuttallina pseudorissoi P. P. Carpenter, 1893 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Chiton caprearum 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]
page(s): 9 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=848039 on 2026-01-18
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chiton polii R. A. Philippi, 1836) Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803
page(s): 106 [details]
original description (of Chiton caprearum 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 Chiton corrugatus Reeve, 1848) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Chiton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pls 1-33 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pls. 1, 12-17, Mar. 1847; 2-9, Feb. 1847; 10, 11, 18, Apr. 1847; 19-25, May 1847; 26, Jul. 1847; 27, Oct. 1847; 28, Jan. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375560 [details]
original description (of Nuttallina pseudorissoi P. P. Carpenter, 1893) 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 [details]
original description (of Lophyrus melphictensis Poli, 1791) Poli J.X. (1791). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata.</i> Ex Regio Typographeio, Parmae. Vol. 1: pp. i-lxxiii, [1-6], i-x, 1-90, 1-50, [1], 1-74, pls 1-18. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019471
page(s): 4 [details]
original description (of Chiton caprearum var. major Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965 [details]
original description (of Chiton (Nuttallina) caprearum var. major Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 366; note: subgenus misspelled Nutallina [details]
basis of record Dell'Angelo, B.; Sosso, M.; Taviani, M. (2025). The Cenozoic European Polyplacophora (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5704(1): 1-377., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5704.1.1
page(s): 204, fig. 100 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 106 [details]
original description (of Chiton caprearum 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 Chiton corrugatus Reeve, 1848) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Chiton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pls 1-33 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pls. 1, 12-17, Mar. 1847; 2-9, Feb. 1847; 10, 11, 18, Apr. 1847; 19-25, May 1847; 26, Jul. 1847; 27, Oct. 1847; 28, Jan. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375560 [details]
original description (of Nuttallina pseudorissoi P. P. Carpenter, 1893) 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 [details]
original description (of Lophyrus melphictensis Poli, 1791) Poli J.X. (1791). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata.</i> Ex Regio Typographeio, Parmae. Vol. 1: pp. i-lxxiii, [1-6], i-x, 1-90, 1-50, [1], 1-74, pls 1-18. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019471
page(s): 4 [details]
original description (of Chiton caprearum var. major Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965 [details]
original description (of Chiton (Nuttallina) caprearum var. major Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 366; note: subgenus misspelled Nutallina [details]
basis of record Dell'Angelo, B.; Sosso, M.; Taviani, M. (2025). The Cenozoic European Polyplacophora (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5704(1): 1-377., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5704.1.1
page(s): 204, fig. 100 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Chiton polii R. A. Philippi, 1836) ZMB 13113, geounit Sicily [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Chiton corrugatus Reeve, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (266 publications) (from synonym Chiton cinereus Linnaeus, 1767 sensu Poli, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Lepidochitona corrugata (Reeve, 1848))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications) (from synonym Chiton polii R. A. Philippi, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Chiton caprearum Scacchi, 1836)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepidochitona caprearum)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepidochitona corrugata) (from synonym Lepidochitona corrugata (Reeve, 1848))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Lepidochitona corrugata (Reeve, 1848))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Chiton caprearum Scacchi, 1836)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) Italy, Sicilia, Messina, Golfo di Patti, Ol...
To Malacopics (Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) Tunisia, Medenine, Djerba Island, collected...
To Malacopics (Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) )
To PESI (from synonym Lophyrus melphictensis Poli, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton caprearum Scacchi, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton corrugatus Reeve, 1848)
To PESI (from synonym Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) caprearum (Scacchi, 1836))
To PESI (from synonym Nuttallina pseudorissoi P. P. Carpenter, 1893)
To PESI (from synonym Lepidochitona corrugata (Reeve, 1848))
To PESI (from synonym Chiton polii R. A. Philippi, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton decipiens Tiberi, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Chiton corrugatus Reeve, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (266 publications) (from synonym Chiton cinereus Linnaeus, 1767 sensu Poli, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Lepidochitona corrugata (Reeve, 1848))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications) (from synonym Chiton polii R. A. Philippi, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Chiton caprearum Scacchi, 1836)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepidochitona caprearum)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepidochitona corrugata) (from synonym Lepidochitona corrugata (Reeve, 1848))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Lepidochitona corrugata (Reeve, 1848))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Chiton caprearum Scacchi, 1836)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) Italy, Sicilia, Messina, Golfo di Patti, Ol...
To Malacopics (Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) Tunisia, Medenine, Djerba Island, collected...
To Malacopics (Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) )
To PESI (from synonym Lophyrus melphictensis Poli, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton caprearum Scacchi, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton corrugatus Reeve, 1848)
To PESI (from synonym Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) caprearum (Scacchi, 1836))
To PESI (from synonym Nuttallina pseudorissoi P. P. Carpenter, 1893)
To PESI (from synonym Lepidochitona corrugata (Reeve, 1848))
To PESI (from synonym Chiton polii R. A. Philippi, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton decipiens Tiberi, 1877)
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