''Chiton'' 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 gumboots or sea cradles or coat-of-mail s ...

s, a polyplacophoran

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in the

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Chitonidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Chiton Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137779 on 2022-08-23

Taxonomy

The genus ''Chiton'' has been split into several subgenera as follows:http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php search term Chiton accessed 7 April 2010 * Subgenus '' Chiton (Chiton)'' Linnaeus,

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

** '' Chiton (Chiton) albolineatus'' Broderip & Sowerby, 1829 ** '' Chiton (Chiton) articulatus'' Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 ** '' Chiton (Chiton) bowenii'' King & Broderip, 1831 ** '' Chiton (Chiton) ceylanicus'' E. A. Smith, 1904 ** '' Chiton (Chiton) connectens'' Thiele, 1909 ** '' Chiton (Chiton) cumingsii'' Frembly, 1827 ** '' Chiton (Chiton) glaucus'' Gray, 1828 ** '' Chiton (Chiton) granoradiatus'' Leloup, 1937 ** ''Chiton (Chiton) granosus'' Frembly, 1827 (nomen nudum) ** '' Chiton (Chiton) groschi'' Kaas, 1979 ** '' Chiton (Chiton) kaasi'' (Leloup, 1981) ** '' Chiton (Chiton) laterorugosus'' Kaas, 1986 ** '' Chiton (Chiton) magnificus'' ( Deshayes, 1844) ** '' Chiton (Chiton) marmoratus''

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, 1791 ** '' Chiton (Chiton) marquesanus''

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, 1893 ** '' Chiton (Chiton) squamosus'' Linnaeus, 1764 ** '' Chiton (Chiton) stokesii'' Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 ** '' Chiton (Chiton) tuberculatus'' Linnaeus,

– West Indian green chiton ** '' Chiton (Chiton) virgulatus'' Sowerby, 1840 ** '' Chiton (Chiton) viridis'' Spengler, 1797 * Subgenus '' Chiton (Mucrosquama)'' (Iredale & Hull, 1926) ** '' Chiton (Mucrosquama) carnosus'' Carpenter in Angas, 1867 ** '' Chiton (Mucrosquama) particolor'' (Hull, 1923) ** '' Chiton (Mucrosquama) verconis'' Torr & Ashby, 1898 * Subgenus '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax)'' (Thiele, 1893) ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) affinis'' Issel, 1869 ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) baliensis'' (Bullock, 1989) ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) barnardi'' Ashby, 1931 ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) bednalli''

, 1895 ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) burmanus'' Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893 ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) calliozonus''

, 1894 ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) canariensis'' d'Orbigny, 1839 ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) corallinus'' ( Risso, 1826) ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) corypheus'' Hedley & Hull, 1912 ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) coxi''

, 1894 ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) crawfordi'' Sykes, 1899 ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) densiliratus'' Carpenter in

, 1893 ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) diaphorus'' ( Iredale & May, 1916) ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) discolor'' Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866 ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) ectypus'' (de Rochebrune, 1884) ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) exasperatus'' ( Iredale, 1914) ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) exoptandus'' Bednall, 1897 ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) fosteri'' Bullock, 1972 ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) funereus'' Hedley & Hull, 1912 ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) heterodon'' (

, 1894 ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) vauclusensis'' Hedley & Hull, 1909 ** '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) whitleyi'' ( Iredale & Hull, 1932) *Subgenus '' Chiton (Tegulaplax)'' ( Iredale & Hull, 1926) ** '' Chiton (Tegulaplax) boucheti'' Kaas, 1989 ** '' Chiton (Tegulaplax) hululensis'' (Smith E.A. in Gardiner, 1903) ** '' Chiton (Tegulaplax) pulchrus'' (Kaas, 1991) Synonyms: * ''Chiton (Chiton) aorangi'' Creese & O'Neill, 1987: Synonym of ''

Sypharochiton aorangi ''Sypharochiton'' is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. Most species are endemic to the waters of New Zealand, except for ''Sypharochiton pelliserpentis'' which is found in both New Zealand and south-eastern Australia. Species * '' Syp ...

'' (Creese & O'Neill, 1987) * ''Chiton (Chiton) lyratus'' Sowerby, 1840: Synonym of ''Chiton (Rhyssoplax) canariensis'' d'Orbigny, 1840 * ''Chiton (Chiton) pelliserpentis'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1835: Synonym of ''

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis ''Sypharochiton pelliserpentis'' is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae. As the species name suggests, the surface of the girdle in this chiton has a pattern of overlaying scales resembling snakeskin, and it is commonly referred to as th ...

'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) * ''Chiton (Chiton) themeropis'' (Iredale, 1914): Synonym of ''

Sypharochiton themeropis ''Sypharochiton'' is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. Most species are endemic to the waters of New Zealand, except for ''Sypharochiton pelliserpentis'' which is found in both New Zealand and south-eastern Australia. Species * ''Syph ...

'' Iredale, 1914 * ''Chiton (Chiton) torri'' Suter, 1907: Synonym of ''

Sypharochiton torri ''Sypharochiton torri'' is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae Chitonidae is a family of chitons or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves. There are fifteen extant genera in t ...

'' (Suter, 1907) * ''Chiton (Rhyssoplax) aereus'' Reeve, 1847: Synonym of ''

Rhyssoplax aerea ''Rhyssoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family (biology), family Chitonidae, endemism, endemic to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and the Kermadec Islands. Species * ''Rhyssoplax aerea'' (Lovell Augustus Reeve, Reeve, ...

'' (Reeve, 1847) * ''Chiton (Rhyssoplax) bullocki'' (Sirenko, 2012): Synonym of '' Rhyssoplax bullocki'' Sirenko, 2012 * ''Chiton (Rhyssoplax) canaliculatus'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1835: Synonym of '' Rhyssoplax canaliculata'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) * ''Chiton (Rhyssoplax) komaianus'' Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929: Synonym of ''

Rhyssoplax komaiana ''Rhyssoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae, endemic to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and the Kermadec Islands. Species * ''Rhyssoplax aerea'' ( Reeve, 1847) ** '' Rhyssoplax aerea aerea'' ( Reeve, ...

'' (Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929) * ''Chiton (Rhyssoplax) maldivensis'' (E. A. Smith, 1903): Synonym of ''

Rhyssoplax maldivensis ''Rhyssoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae, endemic to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and the Kermadec Islands. Species * ''Rhyssoplax aerea'' ( Reeve, 1847) ** '' Rhyssoplax aerea aerea'' ( Reeve, ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1903) * ''Chiton (Rhyssoplax) pulcherrimus'' Sowerby, 1842: Synonym of ''

Rhyssoplax pulcherrima ''Rhyssoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae, endemic to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and the Kermadec Islands. Species * ''Rhyssoplax aerea'' ( Reeve, 1847) ** '' Rhyssoplax aerea aerea'' ( Reeve, ...

'' (Sowerby, 1842) * ''Chiton (Rhyssoplax) stangeri'' Reeve, 1847: Synonym of '' Rhyssoplax stangeri'' (Reeve, 1847) * ''Chiton (Rhyssoplax) venustus'' (Hull, 1923): Synonym of '' Rhyssoplax venusta'' Hull, 1923 * ''Chiton laevigatus'' Flemming, 1828: Synonym of ''

Tonicella marmorea ''Tonicella marmorea'' is a species of chiton, a polyplacophoran mollusc found in the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean. It was first described by the Danish missionary and naturalist Otto Fabricius. Description ''Tonicella marmorea' ...

'' (O. Fabricius, 1780) * ''Chiton striatus'' Barnes, 1824: Synonym of '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) olivaceus'' Spengler, 1797 * ''Chiton tulipa'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1835: Synonym of '' Chiton (Rhyssoplax) politus'' Spengler, 1797

References

External links

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata (10th revised edition), vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online
* * Powell A W B, ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiton (Genus) Chitonidae Carboniferous first appearances