MolluscaBase name details
Chiton acutus P. P. Carpenter, 1856
386891 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:386891)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Carpenter, P. P. (1856). Description of (supposed) new species and varieties of shells, from the Californian and West Mexican coasts principally in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1855): 228–235., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30748147
page(s): 232 [details]
page(s): 232 [details]
Type locality contained in Pacific Coast of the United States
type locality contained in Pacific Coast of the United States [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chiton acutus P. P. Carpenter, 1856. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386891 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Carpenter, P. P. (1856). Description of (supposed) new species and varieties of shells, from the Californian and West Mexican coasts principally in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1855): 228–235., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30748147
page(s): 232 [details]
page(s): 232 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Chiton acutus Carpenter, 1855; LECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4118315)
To NHMUK collection (Chiton acutus Carpenter, 1855; LECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4118315)
From editor or global species database
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