Acanthochitona Gray, 1821

Sirenko, Boris I. & Zhang, Junlong, 2019, Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) of Hainan Island and vicinity, South China Sea, Zootaxa 4564 (1), pp. 1-40 : 28

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scientific name	Acanthochitona Gray, 1821
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Genus Acanthochitona Gray, 1821 View in CoL

Type species. Chiton fascicularis Linnaeus, 1767 , by monotypy. Genus distribution and range. Widespread in tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans and seas, from the intertidal zone to shallow water. Oligocene–Recent.

References

Gray, J. E. (1821) A natural arrangement of Mollusca according to their internal structure. London Medical Repository, 15, 221 - 239.

Linnaeus, C. (1767) Systema naturae, 12 th Edition. Vol. 1. Pt. 2. Salvii, Holmiae, 795 pp. [pp. 533 - 1327].

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Mollusca
Class	Polyplacophora
Order	Chitonida
Family	Acanthochitonidae

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