''Notoplax'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
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
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
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 ...
.
[Bouchet, P.; Schwabe, E. (2012). Notoplax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206244 on 2012-04-17]
Species
* ''
Notoplax acutirostrata'' (Reeve, 1847)
* ''
Notoplax addenda
''Notoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.Bouchet, P.; Schwabe, E. (2012). Notoplax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206244 on 2012-04-17
Spec ...
''
Iredale & Hull, 1925
* ''
Notoplax aenigma
''Notoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.Bouchet, P.; Schwabe, E. (2012). Notoplax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206244 on 2012-04-17
Speci ...
'' (
Iredale & Hull, 1925)
* ''
Notoplax alisonae'' (Winckworth MS, Kaas, 1976)
* ''
Notoplax arabica
''Notoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.Bouchet, P.; Schwabe, E. (2012). Notoplax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206244 on 2012-04-17
Speci ...
'' Kaas & Van Belle, 1988
* ''
Notoplax aupouria
''Notoplax aupouria'' is a very rare species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitonidae is a family of marine mollusks belonging to the class Polyplacophora, commonly known as chitons. Species are widely distributed throu ...
''
Powell, 1937
* ''
Notoplax bergenhayni'' Kaas & Van Belle, 1998
* ''
Notoplax brookesi'' Ashby, 1929
* ''
Notoplax conica
''Notoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.Bouchet, P.; Schwabe, E. (2012). Notoplax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206244 on 2012-04-17
Spec ...
'' Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929
* ''
Notoplax costata'' (
H. Adams &
Angas, 1864)
* ''
Notoplax crocodila'' (Torr & Ashby, 1898)
* ''
Notoplax cuneata
''Notoplax cuneata'' is a rare species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitonidae is a family of marine mollusks belonging to the class Polyplacophora, commonly known as chitons. Species are widely distributed throughout t ...
'' (
Suter
Suter is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Alexis P. Suter (born 1963), American blues, and soul blues singer and songwriter
* Andrew Burn Suter (1830–1895), Bishop of the Diocese of Nelson, New Zealand
* Andrina Suter (bor ...
, 1908)
* ''
Notoplax curiosa
''Notoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.Bouchet, P.; Schwabe, E. (2012). Notoplax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206244 on 2012-04-17
Spec ...
'' (
Iredale & Hull, 1925)
* ''Notoplax curvisetosus'' (Leloup, 1960): synonym of ''
Leptoplax curvisetosa
''Leptoplax'' is a genus of chitons belonging to the family Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitonidae is a family of marine mollusks belonging to the class Polyplacophora, commonly known as chitons. Species are widely distributed throughout the w ...
'' (Leloup, 1960)
* ''
Notoplax dalli
''Notoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.Bouchet, P.; Schwabe, E. (2012). Notoplax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206244 on 2012-04-17
Spec ...
'' Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929
* ''
Notoplax facilis
''Notoplax facilis'' is a very rare species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitonidae is a family of marine mollusks belonging to the class Polyplacophora, commonly known as chitons. Species are widely distributed through ...
''
Iredale and Hull, 1931
* ''
Notoplax formosa
''Notoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.Bouchet, P.; Schwabe, E. (2012). Notoplax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206244 on 2012-04-17
Spec ...
'' (Reeve, 1847)
* ''
Notoplax gabrieli
''Notoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.Bouchet, P.; Schwabe, E. (2012). Notoplax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206244 on 2012-04-17
Spec ...
'' (Ashby, 1922)
* ''
Notoplax glauerti
''Notoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.Bouchet, P.; Schwabe, E. (2012). Notoplax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206244 on 2012-04-17
Spec ...
'' (Ashby, 1923)
* ''
Notoplax hemphilli
''Notoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.Bouchet, P.; Schwabe, E. (2012). Notoplax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206244 on 2012-04-17
Spec ...
'' (
Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a cent ...
, 1893)
* ''
Notoplax hilgendorfi''
Thiele, 1909
* ''
Notoplax hirta'' (Thiele, 1909)
* ''
Notoplax holosericea'' (Nierstrasz, 1905)
* ''
Notoplax jaubertensis'' (Ashby, 1924)
* ''
Notoplax kaasi'' Hong, Dell'Angelo & Van Belle, 1990
* ''
Notoplax lancemilnei'' Gowlett-Holmes, 1988
* ''
Notoplax latalamina
''Notoplax latalamina'' is a species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitonidae is a family of marine mollusks belonging to the class Polyplacophora, commonly known as chitons. Species are widely distributed throughout the ...
''
Dell
Dell Inc. is an American technology company that develops, sells, repairs, and supports personal computers (PCs), Server (computing), servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, computer peripherals including printers and webcam ...
, 1956
* ''
Notoplax leuconota'' (
Hedley & Hull, 1912)
* ''
Notoplax macandrewi''
Iredale & Hull, 1925
* ''
Notoplax magellanica'' Thiele, 1909
* ''
Notoplax mariae
''Notoplax mariae'' is a species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitonidae is a family of marine mollusks belonging to the class Polyplacophora, commonly known as chitons. Species are widely distributed throughout the wor ...
'' (Webster, 1908)
* ''
Notoplax mayi
''Notoplax'' is a genera, genus of chitons in the family (biology), family Acanthochitonidae.Bouchet, P.; Schwabe, E. (2012). Notoplax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2 ...
'' (Ashby, 1922)
* ''
Notoplax richardi'' Kaas, 1990
* ''
Notoplax richeri'' Kaas, 1990
* ''
Notoplax rosea'' (Leloup, 1940)
* ''
Notoplax rostellata'' Kaas, 1990
* ''
Notoplax rubiginosa
''Notoplax rubiginosa'' is a species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae, native to New Zealand. The species grows to long and wide. ''N. rubiginosa'' is known as the most common chiton from the Plio-Pleistocene in fossil records of New Z ...
'' (Hutton, 1872)
* ''
Notoplax rubrostrata'' (Torr, 1912)
* ''
Notoplax speciosa'' (
H. Adams, 1861)
* ''
Notoplax sphenorhyncha'' (
Iredale & Hull, 1925)
* ''
Notoplax squamopleura'' Bergenhayn, 1933
* ''
Notoplax subviridis'' (Torr, 1911)
* ''
Notoplax tateyamaensis'' (Wu & Okutani, 1995)
* ''
Notoplax tateyamaensis'' Taki, 1962
* ''
Notoplax tridacna'' (Rochebrune, 1881)
* ''
Notoplax violacea
''Notoplax violacea'' is a species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae, endemic to all coasts of New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North ...
'' (
Quoy &
Gaimard
Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.
Biography
Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subsequent ...
, 1835)
* ''
Notoplax websteri
''Notoplax websteri'' is a very rare species of chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitonidae is a family of marine mollusks belonging to the class Polyplacophora, commonly known as chitons. Species are widely distributed throug ...
''
Powell, 1937
* ''
Notoplax wilsoni
''Notoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.Bouchet, P.; Schwabe, E. (2012). Notoplax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206244 on 2012-04-17
Speci ...
'' Sykes, 1896
; Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Notoplax aqabaensis'': synonym of ''
Leptoplax curvisetosa
''Leptoplax'' is a genus of chitons belonging to the family Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitonidae is a family of marine mollusks belonging to the class Polyplacophora, commonly known as chitons. Species are widely distributed throughout the w ...
'' (Leloup, 1960)
* ''Notoplax curvisetosus'' Leloup, 1960 accepted as ''
Leptoplax curvisetosa
''Leptoplax'' is a genus of chitons belonging to the family Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitonidae is a family of marine mollusks belonging to the class Polyplacophora, commonly known as chitons. Species are widely distributed throughout the w ...
'' (Leloup, 1960)
* ''Notoplax doederleini''
Thiele, 1909: synonym of ''
Leptoplax doederleini
''Leptoplax'' is a genus of chitons belonging to the family Acanthochitonidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southeastern Asia and Australia.
Species:
*'' Leptoplax coarctata''
*''Leptoplax curvisetosa
''Leptoplax'' is a genus of ...
'' (Thiele, 1909)
* ''Notoplax elegans'' Leloup, 1981: synonym of ''
Leptoplax curvisetosa
''Leptoplax'' is a genus of chitons belonging to the family Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitonidae is a family of marine mollusks belonging to the class Polyplacophora, commonly known as chitons. Species are widely distributed throughout the w ...
'' (Leloup, 1960)
* ''Notoplax floridanus'' Dall, 1889: synonym of ''
Cryptoconchus floridanus
''Cryptoconchus'' is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.
Species
* ''Cryptoconchus porosus
''Cryptoconchus porosus'', the butterfly chiton, is a species of chiton, a marine (ocean), marine polyplacophoran mollusc in the fami ...
'' (Dall, 1889)
* ''Notoplax foresti'' Leloup, 1965: synonym of ''
Craspedochiton foresti'' (Leloup, 1965)
* ''Notoplax producta'' (Phil): synonym of ''
Craspedochiton producta'' (Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1892)
References
*
OBIS*
*
*
Museum of Western Australia*
*
Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
* Thiele J. (1909-1910). ''Revision des Systyems der Chitonen''. Zoologica, Stuttgart 22: 1-70 + pl. 1-7 (1909) 71-132 + pl. 7-10 (1910)
* Gowlett-Holmes K.L. (1991) ''Redefinition of the genus Notoplax H. Adams, 1861, and recognition of the monotypic New Zealand genus Pseudotonicia Ashby, 1928 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Acanthochitonidae).'' Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 12: 77-88.
Extant Oligocene first appearances
Chiton genera
{{Chiton-stub