MolluscaBase - Acanthochiton (Lirachiton) Ashby & Cotton, 1939

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Acanthochiton (Lirachiton) Ashby & Cotton, 1939

AphiaID

1587650 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1587650)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

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

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Acanthochiton Herrmannsen, 1846 accepted as Acanthochitona J. E. Gray, 1821

Original name

Acanthochiton (Lirachiton) Ashby & Cotton, 1939

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Species Acanthochiton (Lirachiton) inexpectus Ashby & Cotton, 1939 † accepted as Bassethullia inexpecta (Ashby & Cotton, 1939) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Original description

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. Acanthochiton (Lirachiton) Ashby & Cotton, 1939. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1587650 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

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2022-06-10 22:47:18Z

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Marshall, Bruce

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Sources (1)

original description 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]