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Acanthochitona shaskyi A. J. Ferreira, 1987
386516 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:386516)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ferreira, A.J. (1987). The chiton fauna of Cocos Island, Costa Rica (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) with the description of two new species. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 86(1), 1987, pp. 41-53.
page(s): 47, figs 8-12 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 47, figs 8-12 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Costa Rican part of the North Pacific Ocean
type locality contained in Costa Rican part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]
Taxonomy Watters (1990) synonymized the taxon with A. angelica Dall, 1919, but it was considered (potentialy) valid by Eernisse (1993)
Taxonomy Watters (1990) synonymized the taxon with A. angelica Dall, 1919, but it was considered (potentialy) valid by Eernisse (1993) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Acanthochitona shaskyi A. J. Ferreira, 1987. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386516 on 2025-11-21
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Ferreira, A.J. (1987). The chiton fauna of Cocos Island, Costa Rica (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) with the description of two new species. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 86(1), 1987, pp. 41-53.
page(s): 47, figs 8-12 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Kaas, P. & Van Belle, R. A. (1998). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora). second, revised edition. 1-204; Backhyus Publishers Leiden.
page(s): 170 [details]
page(s): 47, figs 8-12 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Kaas, P. & Van Belle, R. A. (1998). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora). second, revised edition. 1-204; Backhyus Publishers Leiden.
page(s): 170 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Watters (1990) synonymized the taxon with A. angelica Dall, 1919, but it was considered (potentialy) valid by Eernisse (1993) [details]
