MolluscaBase taxon details
Mopalia vespertina (A. Gould, 1852)
386362 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:386362)
accepted
Species
Chiton (Chaetopleura) vespertinus A. Gould, 1852 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Chiton vespertinus A. Gould, 1852 · unaccepted (original combination)
Mopalia hindsii recurvans Barnawell, 1960 · unaccepted
Mopalia laevior Pilsbry, 1918 · unaccepted
Mopalia muscosa laevior Pilsbry, 1918 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mopalia recurvans Barnawell, 1960 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Chiton vespertinus A. Gould, 1852) Gould, A. A. (1852). Mollusca and shells. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes. Boston.</em> 12: 1-510; atlas 1856: 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10991152
page(s): 323, pl. 27, fig. 426, a, b. [details]
page(s): 323, pl. 27, fig. 426, a, b. [details]
Type locality contained in Puget Sound
type locality contained in Puget Sound [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mopalia vespertina (A. Gould, 1852). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386362 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Chiton vespertinus A. Gould, 1852) Gould, A. A. (1852). Mollusca and shells. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes. Boston.</em> 12: 1-510; atlas 1856: 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10991152
page(s): 323, pl. 27, fig. 426, a, b. [details]
original description (of Mopalia hindsii recurvans Barnawell, 1960) Barnawell, E. B. (1960). Mopalia hindsi recurvans, subspec. nov (Amphineura). <em>Veliger.</em> 3: 37-40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42431673 [details]
original description (of Mopalia muscosa laevior Pilsbry, 1918) Pilsbry, H. A. (1918). Descriptions of new species of <i>Mopalia</i> and <i>Trachydermon</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 31(4): 125-127., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42799851
page(s): 126-127 [details]
original description (of Mopalia laevior Pilsbry, 1918) Pilsbry, H. A. (1918). Descriptions of new species of <i>Mopalia</i> and <i>Trachydermon</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 31(4): 125-127., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42799851 [details]
page(s): 323, pl. 27, fig. 426, a, b. [details]
original description (of Mopalia hindsii recurvans Barnawell, 1960) Barnawell, E. B. (1960). Mopalia hindsi recurvans, subspec. nov (Amphineura). <em>Veliger.</em> 3: 37-40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42431673 [details]
original description (of Mopalia muscosa laevior Pilsbry, 1918) Pilsbry, H. A. (1918). Descriptions of new species of <i>Mopalia</i> and <i>Trachydermon</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 31(4): 125-127., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42799851
page(s): 126-127 [details]
original description (of Mopalia laevior Pilsbry, 1918) Pilsbry, H. A. (1918). Descriptions of new species of <i>Mopalia</i> and <i>Trachydermon</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 31(4): 125-127., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42799851 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Malacopics (Mopalia vespertina (A. Gould, 1852) Canada, British Columbia, Nigei Island)
To Malacopics (Mopalia vespertina (A. Gould, 1852) Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To Malacopics (Mopalia vespertina (A. Gould, 1852) Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver, ex coll. J. Trausel)
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