MolluscaBase - Chiton (Acanthochiton) spiculosus Reeve, 1847

WoRMS name details

Chiton (Acanthochiton) spiculosus Reeve, 1847

AphiaID

1756267 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1756267)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Acanthochitona spiculosa (Reeve, 1847)

Rank

Species

Parent

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

Original name

Chiton spiculosus Reeve, 1847

Environment

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

Original description

(of Chiton spiculosus Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus Chiton. In: Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, 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
page(s): pl. 9, species no. 47 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chiton (Acanthochiton) spiculosus Reeve, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1756267 on 2025-04-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2024-06-12 14:48:04Z

created

Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

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Sources (2)

Nomenclature

original description (of Chiton spiculosus Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus Chiton. In: Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, 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
page(s): pl. 9, species no. 47 [details]

basis of record Guppy, R. J. L. (1895). The Molluska of the Gulf of Paria. Proceedings of the Victoria Institute of Trinidad. Pt. 2: 116-152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54372323
page(s): 127 [details]