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Pterochiton Carpenter, 1882 †
1658273 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1658273)
accepted
Genus
Chiton eburonicus de Ryckholt, 1845 † accepted as Pterochiton eburonicus (de Ryckholt, 1845) † (type by original designation)
- Species Pterochiton absidatus Hoare, 2002 †
- Species Pterochiton concentricus (de Koninck, 1842) †
- Species Pterochiton eburonicus (de Ryckholt, 1845) †
- Species Pterochiton gemmatus (de Koninck, 1843) †
- Species Pterochiton klasmensis Barskov & Morozov, 1996, †
- Species Pterochiton legiacus (de Ryckholt, 1845) †
- Species Pterochiton mosensis (de Ryckholt, 1845) †
- Species Pterochiton newelli A.G. Smith, 1976 †
- Species Pterochiton sandbergianus (de Ryckholt, 1845) †
- Species Pterochiton subgemmatus (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) †
- Species Pterochiton thomondiensis (Baily, 1859) †
- Species Pterochiton arthurcooperi A. G. Smith, 1976 † accepted as Schematochiton arthurcooperi (A. G. Smith, 1976) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pterochiton carbonarius (Stevens, 1858) † accepted as Glaphurochiton carbonarius (Stevens, 1858) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pterochiton spatulatus R. D. Hoare, Sturgeon & T. B. Hoare, 1972 † accepted as Euleptochiton spatulatus (R. D. Hoare, Sturgeon & T. B. Hoare, 1972) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pterochiton tholus R. D. Hoare, Mapes & Artwater, 1983 † accepted as Euleptochiton tholus (R. D. Hoare, Mapes & Artwater, 1983) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
masculine
Dall, W. H. (1882). On the genera of chitons. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 4: 279-291., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15663439
page(s): 281, 283 [details]
page(s): 281, 283 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pterochiton Carpenter, 1882 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1658273 on 2025-09-11
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Dall, W. H. (1882). On the genera of chitons. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 4: 279-291., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15663439
page(s): 281, 283 [details]
basis of record Sirenko B.I., Starobogatov Ya.I. (1977). К систематике палеозойских и мезозойских хитонов [= On the systematics of Paleozoic and Mesozoic chitons]. <em>Paleontologicheskiy Zhurnal.</em> No. 3, pp. 29-41.
page(s): 36 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Sigwart J. (2007). The Irish fossil Polyplacophora. <em>Irish Journal of Earth Sciences.</em> 25: 27-38. [details]
page(s): 281, 283 [details]
basis of record Sirenko B.I., Starobogatov Ya.I. (1977). К систематике палеозойских и мезозойских хитонов [= On the systematics of Paleozoic and Mesozoic chitons]. <em>Paleontologicheskiy Zhurnal.</em> No. 3, pp. 29-41.
page(s): 36 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Sigwart J. (2007). The Irish fossil Polyplacophora. <em>Irish Journal of Earth Sciences.</em> 25: 27-38. [details]
