''Acanthochitona'' is a

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chiton Chitons () are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora ( ), formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized. They are also sometimes known as sea cradles or coat-of-mail shells or suck ...

s in the

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Acanthochitonidae Acanthochitonidae is a family of marine mollusks belonging to the class Polyplacophora, commonly known as chitons. Species are widely distributed throughout the world's oceans, but are most commonly found in the shallow waters of the Pacific Oc ...

, of worldwide distribution. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Acanthochitona J. E. Gray, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137613 on 2023-12-11

Species

According to the

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(WoRMS), species in the genus ''Acanthochitona'' include WoRMS : Acanthochitona
/ref> * '' Acanthochitona achates'' (Gould, 1859) * '' Acanthochitona andersoni'' Watters, 1981 * '' Acanthochitona angelica'' W. H. Dall, 1919 * '' Acanthochitona approximans'' (Hedley & Hull, 1912) * '' Acanthochitona armata'' (Pease, 1872) * '' Acanthochitona arragonites'' (Carpenter, 1857) * '' Acanthochitona astrigera'' (Reeve, 1847) * '' Acanthochitona avicula'' (

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, 1857) * '' Acanthochitona balesae'' Pilsbry MS, Abbott, 1954 – slender glass-hair chiton * '' Acanthochitona bednalli'' (Pilsbry, 1894) * '' Acanthochitona biformis'' (Nierstrasz, 1905) * '' Acanthochitona bisulcata'' (Pilsbry, 1893) * '' Acanthochitona bouvieri'' (de Rochebrune, 1881) * '' Acanthochitona brookesi'' Ashby, 1926 * '' Acanthochitona brunoi'' Righi, 1971 * '' Acanthochitona burghardtae'' Clark, 2000 *'' Acanthochitona byungdoni'' Hong, Dell'Angelo & Van Belle, 1990 * '' Acanthochitona circellata'' (A. Adams & Reeve MS, Reeve, 1847) *'' Acanthochitona ciroi'' Righi, 1971 * '' Acanthochitona complanata'' Hull, 1924 * '' Acanthochitona coxi'' (Pilsbry, 1894) * ''

Acanthochitona crinita ''Acanthochitona crinita'' is a species of marine chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae. It is found on rocky coasts in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Description ''Acanthochitona crinita'' is oval, le ...

'' (Pennant, 1777) ** ''Acanthochitona crinita crinita'' (Pennant, 1777) ** ''Acanthochitona crinita oblonga'' Leloup, 1981 * '' Acanthochitona defilippii'' (Tapparone Canefri, 1874) * '' Acanthochitona discrepans'' (Brown, 1827) * '' Acanthochitona dissimilis'' Is. & Iw. Taki, 1931 * '' Acanthochitona exquisita'' (Pilsbry, 1893) * '' Acanthochitona fascicularis'' (

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, 1767) * '' Acanthochitona ferreirai'' Lyons, 1988 * ''

Acanthochitona garnoti ''Acanthochitona garnoti'', the spiny chiton, is a medium-sized chiton, polyplacophoran mollusc in the family (biology), family Acanthochitonidae, found on the coast of southern Africa. Description This species is conspicuous for the nine paired ...

'' (de Blainville, 1825) * '' Acanthochitona gatliffi'' Ashby, 1919 * '' Acanthochitona granostriata'' (Pilsbry, 1894) * '' Acanthochitona hemphilli'' (Pilsbry, 1893) – red glass-hair chiton * '' Acanthochitona hirudiniformis'' **'' Acanthochitona hirudiniformis hirudiniformis'' (Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832) ** ''Acanthochitona hirudiniformis peruviana'' Leloup, 1941 * '' Acanthochitona imperatrix'' Watters, 1981 * '' Acanthochitona intermedia''(Nierstrasz, 1905) * '' Acanthochitona joallesi'' (de Rochebrune, 1881) * '' Acanthochitona jucunda'' (de Rochebrune, 1882) * '' Acanthochitona jugotenuis'' Kaas, 1979 * '' Acanthochitona kimberi'' (Torr, 1912) * '' Acanthochitona leopoldi'' (Leloup, 1933) * '' Acanthochitona limbata'' Kaas, 1986 * '' Acanthochitona lineata'' Lyons, 1988 * '' Acanthochitona macrocystialis'' Ashby, 1924 * '' Acanthochitona mahensis'' Winckworth, 1927 * '' Acanthochitona mastalleri'' Leloup MS, Strack, 1989 * '' Acanthochitona minuta'' Leloup, 1980 * '' Acanthochitona noumeaensis'' Leloup, 1941 * '' Acanthochitona pelicanensis'' Mackay, 1929 * '' Acanthochitona penetrans'' Winckworth, 1933 * '' Acanthochitona penicillata'' (Deshayes, 1863) * '' Acanthochitona pilsbryi'' (Sykes, 1896) * '' Acanthochitona pygmaea'' (Pilsbry, 1893) – striate glass-hair chiton * '' Acanthochitona quincunx'' Leloup, 1981 * '' Acanthochitona retrojecta'' (Pilsbry, 1894) * '' Acanthochitona rhodea'' (Pilsbry, 1893) * '' Acanthochitona roseojugum'' Lyons, 1988 * '' Acanthochitona rubrolineata'' (Lischke, 1873) * '' Acanthochitona saundersi'' Gowlett & Zeidler, 1987 * '' Acanthochitona scutigera'' (A. Adams & Reeve MS, Reeve, 1847) * '' Acanthochitona shaskyi'' Ferreira, 1987 * '' Acanthochitona shirleyi'' Ashby, 1922 * '' Acanthochitona sibogae'' (Thiele, 1909) * '' Acanthochitona subrubicunda'' Leloup, 1941 * '' Acanthochitona sueurii'' (de Blainville, 1825) * '' Acanthochitona terezae'' Guerra Júnior, 1983 * '' Acanthochitona thackwayi'' Ashby, 1924 * '' Acanthochitona thileniusi'' Lyons, 1988 * '' Acanthochitona variegata'' (Nierstrasz, 1906) * '' Acanthochitona venezuelana'' Lyons, 1988 * '' Acanthochitona viridis'' (Pease, 1872) * '' Acanthochitona woodwardi'' Kaas & Van Belle, 1988 * '' Acanthochitona worsfoldi'' Lyons, 1988 * '' Acanthochitona zebra'' Lyons, 1988 * '' Acanthochitona zelandica'' ( Quoy and

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, 1835)

References

* * Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 {{Taxonbar, from=Q1810527 Acanthochitonidae Extant Oligocene first appearances