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Plaxiphora egregia (H. Adams, 1867)
848019 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:848019)
accepted
Species
Acanthochaetes ovatus F. W. Hutton, 1872 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Frembleya egregia H. Adams, 1867 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Plaxiphora (Frembleya) egregia (H. Adams, 1867) · alternative representation
Streptochiton tortuosus Pilsbry, 1893 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Frembleya egregia H. Adams, 1867) Adams, H. (1867 ["1866"]). Descriptions of six new species of shells, and note on <i>Opisthostoma de-Crespignii</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1866): 445–447. [April 1867]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627945
page(s): 445-446, pl. 38, fig. 9. [details]
page(s): 445-446, pl. 38, fig. 9. [details]
Type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native - endemic) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Plaxiphora egregia (H. Adams, 1867). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=848019 on 2025-12-15
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original description
(of Frembleya egregia H. Adams, 1867) Adams, H. (1867 ["1866"]). Descriptions of six new species of shells, and note on <i>Opisthostoma de-Crespignii</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1866): 445–447. [April 1867]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627945
page(s): 445-446, pl. 38, fig. 9. [details]
original description (of Acanthochaetes ovatus F. W. Hutton, 1872) Hutton, F. W. (1872). On the New Zealand Chitonidae. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 4: 173-183.</em>
page(s): 182 [details]
original description (of Streptochiton tortuosus Pilsbry, 1893) Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 14: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae. pp i-xxxiv, 1-350, pls 1-40. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Jul. 25, 1892; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 25, 1892; pp. 129-208, pls. 31-40, Feb. 25, 1893; pp. 209-350, pls. 41-68, Jul. 1, 1893; i-xxxiv, Jul. 1, 1893]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63221
page(s): 331 [details]
page(s): 445-446, pl. 38, fig. 9. [details]
original description (of Acanthochaetes ovatus F. W. Hutton, 1872) Hutton, F. W. (1872). On the New Zealand Chitonidae. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 4: 173-183.</em>
page(s): 182 [details]
original description (of Streptochiton tortuosus Pilsbry, 1893) Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 14: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae. pp i-xxxiv, 1-350, pls 1-40. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Jul. 25, 1892; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 25, 1892; pp. 129-208, pls. 31-40, Feb. 25, 1893; pp. 209-350, pls. 41-68, Jul. 1, 1893; i-xxxiv, Jul. 1, 1893]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63221
page(s): 331 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Frembleya egregia H. Adams, 1867)
To Malacopics (Plaxiphora egregia (H. Adams, 1867) New Zealand, Canterbury, Kaikoura Peninsula)
To Malacopics (Plaxiphora egregia (H.Adams,1867) New Zealand, Otago, Catlins, Kaka Point, at LWST ...
To Museum of New Zealand Te Papa (M.000277; Acanthochaetes ovatus Hutton, 1872; lectotype) (from synonym Acanthochaetes ovatus F. W. Hutton, 1872)
To Malacopics (Plaxiphora egregia (H. Adams, 1867) New Zealand, Canterbury, Kaikoura Peninsula)
To Malacopics (Plaxiphora egregia (H.Adams,1867) New Zealand, Otago, Catlins, Kaka Point, at LWST ...
To Museum of New Zealand Te Papa (M.000277; Acanthochaetes ovatus Hutton, 1872; lectotype) (from synonym Acanthochaetes ovatus F. W. Hutton, 1872)
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