Craspedochiton
Craspedochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, endemic to New Zealand, the Philippines and Australia.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Acanthochitonidae |
| Genus: | Craspedochiton Shuttleworth, 1853 |
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Species
- Craspedochiton aberrans (Odhner, 1919)
- Craspedochiton cornutus (Torr & Ashby, 1898)
- Craspedochiton elegans (Iredale)
- Craspedochiton foresti (Leloup, 1965)
- Craspedochiton hystricosus Kaas, 1991
- Craspedochiton isipingoensis (Sykes, 1901)
- Craspedochiton laqueatus (Sowerby, 1841)
- Craspedochiton liberiensis Thiele, 1909
- Craspedochiton petasa (Reeve, 1847)
- Craspedochiton producta (Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1892)
- Craspedochiton pyramidalis (Is. Taki, 1938)
- Craspedochiton tesselatus Nierstrasz, 1905
Synonyms:
- Craspedochiton hemphilli (Pilsbry, 1893): Synonym of Acanthochitona hemphilli (Pilsbry, 1893)
- Craspedochiton rubiginosus (Hutton, 1872): Synonym of Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872)
- Craspedochiton rubiginosus oliveri (Ashby, 1926)
- Craspedochiton rubiginosus rubiginosus (Hutton, 1872)
- Craspedochiton tetricus (Carpenter in Dall, 1882): Synonym of Craspedochiton laqueatus (Sowerby, 1841)
- Craspedochiton variabilis (H. Adams & Angas, 1864): Synonym of Craspedoplax variabilis (H. Adams & Angas, 1864)
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References
- van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.
- OBIS
- "Craspedochiton". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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