WoRMS taxon details
Calloplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828)
386146 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:386146)
accepted
Species
Chaetopleura janeirensis (Gray, 1828) · unaccepted (incorrect generic placement (use...)
incorrect generic placement (use of Calloplax versus Chaetopleura seems to be controversial; revision necessary)
Chiton (Chaetopleura) asper Shuttleworth, 1856 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chiton apparata Angas, 1867 · unaccepted
Chiton janeirensis J. E. Gray, 1828 · unaccepted (original combination)
Chiton segmentatus Reeve, 1847 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Onithochiton margaritiferum Rochebrune, 1884 · unaccepted
Rhyssoplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Chiton janeirensis J. E. Gray, 1828) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up [details] 
Type locality contained in Rio De Janeiro
type locality contained in Rio De Janeiro [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Calloplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386146 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chiton janeirensis J. E. Gray, 1828) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up [details]
original description (of Chiton apparata Angas, 1867) Angas, G. F. (1867). A list of species of marine Mollusca found in Port Jackson Harbour, New South Wales, and on the adjacent coasts, with notes on their habits, &c. Part I. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867: 185-233., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29533625
page(s): 223 [details]
original description (of Chiton (Chaetopleura) asper Shuttleworth, 1856) Shuttleworth, R. J. (1856). Description de nouvelles espèces. Première décade; espèces nouvelles pour la faune des Antilles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 5: 168-175, fig., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15862227
page(s): 169 [details]
original description (of Chiton segmentatus 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 Onithochiton margaritiferum Rochebrune, 1884) Rochebrune A.T. de. (1884). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Chitonidae (Deuxième supplément). <em>Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris.</em> ser. 7, 8: 32-39., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31636764
page(s): 35 [details]
basis of record Ferreira, A.J. (1978). The genus <i>Calloplax</i> Thiele, 1909 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in the Americas. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 77(2): 56- 64., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34212303
page(s): 57, figs 1, 3 [details]
basis of record Kaas P. & Van Belle R. A. (1994). Monograph of living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Vol. 5. Suborder Ischnochitonina. Ischnochitonidae: Ischnochitoninae (concluded), Callistoplacinae; Mopaliidae. Additions to Volumes 1-4. <em>E. J. Brill, Leiden.</em> 402 pp. [details]
basis of record Reyes-Gómez A., Ortigosa D. & Simões N. (2017). Chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) from Alacranes Reef, Yucatan, Mexico. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 665: 1-36., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.665.10476 [details]
original description (of Chiton apparata Angas, 1867) Angas, G. F. (1867). A list of species of marine Mollusca found in Port Jackson Harbour, New South Wales, and on the adjacent coasts, with notes on their habits, &c. Part I. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867: 185-233., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29533625
page(s): 223 [details]
original description (of Chiton (Chaetopleura) asper Shuttleworth, 1856) Shuttleworth, R. J. (1856). Description de nouvelles espèces. Première décade; espèces nouvelles pour la faune des Antilles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 5: 168-175, fig., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15862227
page(s): 169 [details]
original description (of Chiton segmentatus 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 Onithochiton margaritiferum Rochebrune, 1884) Rochebrune A.T. de. (1884). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Chitonidae (Deuxième supplément). <em>Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris.</em> ser. 7, 8: 32-39., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31636764
page(s): 35 [details]
basis of record Ferreira, A.J. (1978). The genus <i>Calloplax</i> Thiele, 1909 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in the Americas. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 77(2): 56- 64., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34212303
page(s): 57, figs 1, 3 [details]
basis of record Kaas P. & Van Belle R. A. (1994). Monograph of living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Vol. 5. Suborder Ischnochitonina. Ischnochitonidae: Ischnochitoninae (concluded), Callistoplacinae; Mopaliidae. Additions to Volumes 1-4. <em>E. J. Brill, Leiden.</em> 402 pp. [details]
basis of record Reyes-Gómez A., Ortigosa D. & Simões N. (2017). Chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) from Alacranes Reef, Yucatan, Mexico. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 665: 1-36., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.665.10476 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Sirenko, B. & Anseeuw, B. (2021). <i>Caribbochiton guadeloupensis</i> n. gen et n. sp. (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the Caribbean Sea. <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 41(3): 183-190., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2021.1941726 [details] Available for editors 
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Chaetopleura janeirensis (Gray, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Conchology (Rhyssoplax janeirensis cf.) (from synonym Rhyssoplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828))
To Conchology (Rhyssoplax janeirensis) (from synonym Rhyssoplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828))
To Conchology (Rhyssoplax janeirensis) (from synonym Rhyssoplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828))
To Conchology (Rhyssoplax janeirensis) (from synonym Rhyssoplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828))
To Malacopics (Calloplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828))
To Malacopics (Calloplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828))
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6218) (from synonym Onithochiton margaritiferum Rochebrune, 1884)
To NHMUK collection (Chiton janeirensis Gray, 1828; LECTOTYPE & PARALECTOTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:3507781) (from synonym Chiton janeirensis J. E. Gray, 1828)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chaetopleura janeirensis (Gray, 1828))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Chaetopleura janeirensis (Gray, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Conchology (Rhyssoplax janeirensis cf.) (from synonym Rhyssoplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828))
To Conchology (Rhyssoplax janeirensis) (from synonym Rhyssoplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828))
To Conchology (Rhyssoplax janeirensis) (from synonym Rhyssoplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828))
To Conchology (Rhyssoplax janeirensis) (from synonym Rhyssoplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828))
To Malacopics (Calloplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828))
To Malacopics (Calloplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828))
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6218) (from synonym Onithochiton margaritiferum Rochebrune, 1884)
To NHMUK collection (Chiton janeirensis Gray, 1828; LECTOTYPE & PARALECTOTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:3507781) (from synonym Chiton janeirensis J. E. Gray, 1828)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chaetopleura janeirensis (Gray, 1828))
To ITIS
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