WoRMS taxon details
Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797)
1599153 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1599153)
accepted
Species
Acanthopleura afra Rochebrune, 1882 · unaccepted
Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) · unaccepted
Chiton borbonicus Deshayes, 1863 · unaccepted
Chiton brevispinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original combination)
Chiton cunninghami Reeve, 1847 · unaccepted
Chiton testudo Spengler, 1797 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Chiton testudo Spengler, 1797) Spengler, L. (1797). Udförlig beskrivelse over det mangeskkallede konkylie-slaegt, af Linneus kaldet Chiton med endeel nye arter og varieteter. <em>Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet.</em> 4: 62-103 pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273821
page(s): 78. [details]
page(s): 78. [details]
Type locality contained in Red Sea
type locality contained in Red Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1599153 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Acanthopleura afra Rochebrune, 1882) Rochebrune, A.T. (1882). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Chitonidae. (Premier supplément). <em>Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris.</em> ser. 7, 6: 190–197., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31660978
page(s): 192 [details]
original description (of Chiton borbonicus Deshayes, 1863) Deshayes, G. P. (1863). Catalogue des mollusques de l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon). Pp. 1-144. In Maillard, L. (Ed.) Notes sur l'Ile de la Réunion. Dentu, Paris. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13068117
page(s): 37, pl. 5, figs 12, 13. [details]
original description (of Chiton brevispinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1840). Descriptions of some new chitons. <em>Magazine of Natural History, New Series.</em> 4: 287–294, suppl. pl. 16. [1 June 1840]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2354085
page(s): 287, suppl. pl. 16 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Chiton cunninghami Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Chiton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pls 1-33 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pls. 1, 12-17, Mar. 1847; 2-9, Feb. 1847; 10, 11, 18, Apr. 1847; 19-25, May 1847; 26, Jul. 1847; 27, Oct. 1847; 28, Jan. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375560 [details]
original description (of Chiton testudo Spengler, 1797) Spengler, L. (1797). Udförlig beskrivelse over det mangeskkallede konkylie-slaegt, af Linneus kaldet Chiton med endeel nye arter og varieteter. <em>Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet.</em> 4: 62-103 pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273821
page(s): 78. [details]
page(s): 192 [details]
original description (of Chiton borbonicus Deshayes, 1863) Deshayes, G. P. (1863). Catalogue des mollusques de l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon). Pp. 1-144. In Maillard, L. (Ed.) Notes sur l'Ile de la Réunion. Dentu, Paris. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13068117
page(s): 37, pl. 5, figs 12, 13. [details]
original description (of Chiton brevispinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1840). Descriptions of some new chitons. <em>Magazine of Natural History, New Series.</em> 4: 287–294, suppl. pl. 16. [1 June 1840]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2354085
page(s): 287, suppl. pl. 16 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Chiton cunninghami Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Chiton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pls 1-33 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pls. 1, 12-17, Mar. 1847; 2-9, Feb. 1847; 10, 11, 18, Apr. 1847; 19-25, May 1847; 26, Jul. 1847; 27, Oct. 1847; 28, Jan. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375560 [details]
original description (of Chiton testudo Spengler, 1797) Spengler, L. (1797). Udförlig beskrivelse over det mangeskkallede konkylie-slaegt, af Linneus kaldet Chiton med endeel nye arter og varieteter. <em>Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet.</em> 4: 62-103 pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273821
page(s): 78. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Brooker, L. R. (2003). Revision of <i>Acanthopleura</i> Guilding, 1829 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) based on light and electron microscopy. Unpublished thesis, Murdoch University, Western Australia. Vol. 1: i-xiii, 1-303; Vol. 2: 304-550., available online at https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/479/2/02Whole.pdf
page(s): 485. [details]
page(s): 485. [details]
Other
additional source
Dekker, H. & de Ceuninck van Capelle, F. G. (1994). Survey of Yemen Red Sea shells collected by the Tibia-I Expedition, 1993. <em>De Kreukel.</em> 30 (7-10): 79-147, pls 1-3., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254797727_Survey_of_Yemen_red_sea_Shells_collected_by_the_Tibia-I_Expedition
page(s): 134. [details]
additional source Strack, H. L. (1993). The Polyplacophora of the Red Sea. <em>Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia.</em> 14: 1-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00852988.1993.11923901 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 134. [details]
additional source Strack, H. L. (1993). The Polyplacophora of the Red Sea. <em>Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia.</em> 14: 1-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00852988.1993.11923901 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | thorny chiton [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To Conchology (Acanthopleura brevispinosa) (from synonym Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To Conchology (Acanthopleura brevispinosa) (from synonym Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To Conchology (Acanthopleura brevispinosa) (from synonym Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthopleura brevispinosa) (from synonym Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Chiton brevispinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840)
To Malacopics (Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 184) Tanzania, Mjini Magharibi, Bawe ... (from synonym Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To Malacopics (Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797) Mozambique, Nampula, Conducia Bay)
To Malacopics (Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797) Réunion, St. Gilles-les-Bains)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-5825) (from synonym Chiton borbonicus Deshayes, 1863)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-5868) (from synonym Acanthopleura afra Rochebrune, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To Conchology (Acanthopleura brevispinosa) (from synonym Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To Conchology (Acanthopleura brevispinosa) (from synonym Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To Conchology (Acanthopleura brevispinosa) (from synonym Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthopleura brevispinosa) (from synonym Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Chiton brevispinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840)
To Malacopics (Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 184) Tanzania, Mjini Magharibi, Bawe ... (from synonym Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840))
To Malacopics (Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797) Mozambique, Nampula, Conducia Bay)
To Malacopics (Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797) Réunion, St. Gilles-les-Bains)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-5825) (from synonym Chiton borbonicus Deshayes, 1863)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-5868) (from synonym Acanthopleura afra Rochebrune, 1882)
