MolluscaBase - Lirachiton inexpectus (Ashby & Cotton, 1939) †

MolluscaBase name details

Lirachiton inexpectus (Ashby & Cotton, 1939) †

AphiaID

1375980 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1375980)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Bassethullia inexpecta (Ashby & Cotton, 1939) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Lirachiton Ashby & Cotton, 1939 † accepted as Bassethullia Pilsbry, 1928

Original name

Acanthochiton (Lirachiton) inexpectus Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †

Synonymised names

Acanthochitona (Lirachiton) inexpectus (Ashby & Cotton, 1939) † · unaccepted

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Acanthochiton (Lirachiton) inexpectus Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †) Ashby, E. & Cotton, B. C. (1939). New fossil chitons from the Miocene and Pliocene of Victoria. <em>Records of the South Australian Museum.</em> 6(3): 209–242, pls. 19–21., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41025886
page(s): 215 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lirachiton inexpectus (Ashby & Cotton, 1939) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1371/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1375980 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-09-10 00:19:32Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2021-12-23 23:46:43Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2022-06-10 22:47:18Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2024-10-18 18:48:35Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Acanthochiton (Lirachiton) inexpectus Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †) Ashby, E. & Cotton, B. C. (1939). New fossil chitons from the Miocene and Pliocene of Victoria. <em>Records of the South Australian Museum.</em> 6(3): 209–242, pls. 19–21., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41025886
page(s): 215 [details]