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Chiton albus Linnaeus, 1767
152791 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152791)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1107 [details]
page(s): 1107 [details]
Taxonomy only tentatively placed in Ischnochitonidae
Taxonomy only tentatively placed in Ischnochitonidae [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chiton albus Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1371/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152791 on 2025-09-11
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Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1107 [details]
basis of record Kaas, P.; Van Belle, R.A. (1980). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Backhuys: Rotterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-6279-013-5. 144 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Winkley, H. W. (1902). New England marine collecting. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 16(2): 14-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1754287
page(s): 15 [details]
source of synonymy Kaas, P.; Van Belle, R.A. (1980). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Backhuys: Rotterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-6279-013-5. 144 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 1107 [details]
basis of record Kaas, P.; Van Belle, R.A. (1980). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Backhuys: Rotterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-6279-013-5. 144 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Winkley, H. W. (1902). New England marine collecting. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 16(2): 14-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1754287
page(s): 15 [details]
source of synonymy Kaas, P.; Van Belle, R.A. (1980). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Backhuys: Rotterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-6279-013-5. 144 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy only tentatively placed in Ischnochitonidae [details]
