WoRMS taxon details
Onithochiton amicorum (Baird, 1873)
1557198 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1557198)
accepted
Species
Chiton (Onithochiton) amicorum Baird, 1873 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chiton (Onithochiton) amicorum Baird, 1873) Baird, W. (1873). Shells. Pp. 432-454, pls 36-42, In: Brenchley J.L. (ed.), <i>Jottings during the Cruise of the H. M. S. Curaçoa among the South Sea Islands in 1865</i>. London: Longmans, Green, and Co. xxviii + 487 pp., pls 1-50, fold outs. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22831297
page(s): 445, pl. 40 fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 445, pl. 40 fig. 7 [details]
Type locality contained in Niue part of the South Pacific Ocean
type locality contained in Niue part of the South Pacific Ocean [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Onithochiton amicorum (Baird, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1557198 on 2025-04-27
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Nomenclature
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(of Chiton (Onithochiton) amicorum Baird, 1873) Baird, W. (1873). Shells. Pp. 432-454, pls 36-42, In: Brenchley J.L. (ed.), <i>Jottings during the Cruise of the H. M. S. Curaçoa among the South Sea Islands in 1865</i>. London: Longmans, Green, and Co. xxviii + 487 pp., pls 1-50, fold outs. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22831297
page(s): 445, pl. 40 fig. 7 [details]
basis of record Kaas P., Van Belle R.A. & Strack H. 2006. Monograph of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacaphora); volume 6: Suborder Ischnochitonina (concluded); Schizochitonidae & Chitonidae, additions to volumes 1-5. Brill, Leiden, 464 pp., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=ltD7EAAAQBAJ [details]
page(s): 445, pl. 40 fig. 7 [details]
basis of record Kaas P., Van Belle R.A. & Strack H. 2006. Monograph of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacaphora); volume 6: Suborder Ischnochitonina (concluded); Schizochitonidae & Chitonidae, additions to volumes 1-5. Brill, Leiden, 464 pp., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=ltD7EAAAQBAJ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To NHMUK collection (Chiton (Onithochiton) amicorum Baird, 1873; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2495965) (from synonym Chiton (Onithochiton) amicorum Baird, 1873)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
