WoRMS name details
Chiton versicolor A. Adams, 1854
871177 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:871177)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Adams, A. (1854). Descriptions of new shells from the Cumingian collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> [1852]: 90-92, pl. 15-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680704
page(s): 92, pl. 16, fig. 5. [details]
page(s): 92, pl. 16, fig. 5. [details]
Type locality contained in Sydney
type locality contained in Sydney [details]
Homonymy Junior primary homonym of Chiton versicolor G. B. Sowerby, 1840
Homonymy Junior primary homonym of Chiton versicolor G. B. Sowerby, 1840 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chiton versicolor A. Adams, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871177 on 2025-11-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Adams, A. (1854). Descriptions of new shells from the Cumingian collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> [1852]: 90-92, pl. 15-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680704
page(s): 92, pl. 16, fig. 5. [details]
page(s): 92, pl. 16, fig. 5. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Kaas, P. & Van Belle, R. A. (1998). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora). second, revised edition. 1-204; Backhyus Publishers Leiden.
page(s): 197. [details]
page(s): 197. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Homonymy Junior primary homonym of Chiton versicolor G. B. Sowerby, 1840 [details]
