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Acanthochitona pygmaea (Pilsbry, 1893)
386508 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:386508)
accepted
Species
Acanthochites pygmaeus Pilsbry, 1893 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Acanthochites pygmaeus Pilsbry, 1893) Pilsbry, H. A. (1893-1895). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 15: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Acanthochitidae, Cryptoplacidae and appendix. Tectibranchiata. pp 1-463, pls 1-58 [pls. 51-58 never issued]. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-10, Nov. 16, 1893; pp. 65-132, pls. 11-17, Mar. 19, 1894; pp. 133-180, pls. 18-42, Jul. 27, 1894; pp. 181-436, pls. 43-50, 59-61, Feb. 2, 1895]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63222 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Acanthochitona pygmaea (Pilsbry, 1893). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386508 on 2025-09-11
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(of Acanthochites pygmaeus Pilsbry, 1893) Pilsbry, H. A. (1893-1895). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 15: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Acanthochitidae, Cryptoplacidae and appendix. Tectibranchiata. pp 1-463, pls 1-58 [pls. 51-58 never issued]. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-10, Nov. 16, 1893; pp. 65-132, pls. 11-17, Mar. 19, 1894; pp. 133-180, pls. 18-42, Jul. 27, 1894; pp. 181-436, pls. 43-50, 59-61, Feb. 2, 1895]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63222 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
basis of record Lyons, W. G. & Moretzsohn, F. (2009). Polyplacophora (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Gulf of Mexico-Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> 569-578. [details]
additional source McGinty, T. [L.]. (1937). <i>Acanthochitona pygmaea</i> (Pils.). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 50(4): 141., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524590 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
basis of record Lyons, W. G. & Moretzsohn, F. (2009). Polyplacophora (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Gulf of Mexico-Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> 569-578. [details]
additional source McGinty, T. [L.]. (1937). <i>Acanthochitona pygmaea</i> (Pils.). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 50(4): 141., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524590 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Acanthochites pygmaeus. Pilsbry, 1893. Manual of Conchology (Ser. 1) 15 (53a, 57): 23 - catalog no. 35783) (from synonym Acanthochites pygmaeus Pilsbry, 1893)
To Malacopics (Acanthochitona pygmaea (Pilsbry, 1893) United States, Florida, Manatee County, Anna Maria Island, on shell rubble below offshore reef, at 18-20 m depth, collected 1985-03-00, ex coll. ...
To Malacopics (Acanthochitona pygmaea (Pilsbry, 1893) United States, Florida, St. Andrew's Bay)
To ITIS
To Malacopics (Acanthochitona pygmaea (Pilsbry, 1893) United States, Florida, Manatee County, Anna Maria Island, on shell rubble below offshore reef, at 18-20 m depth, collected 1985-03-00, ex coll. ...
To Malacopics (Acanthochitona pygmaea (Pilsbry, 1893) United States, Florida, St. Andrew's Bay)
To ITIS
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