Onithochiton Explained
Onithochiton is a genus of chitons in the subfamily Toniciinae of the family Chitonidae, which is distributed from Australia and New Zealand to South Africa. [1]
Species
- Onithochiton ashbyi Bednall & Matthews, 1906
- Onithochiton discrepans Hedley & Hull, 1912
- Onithochiton erythraeus Thiele, 1909
- Onithochiton gotoi Van Belle, 1993
- Onithochiton helenae (Mackay, 1933)
- Onithochiton hirasei Pilsbry, 1901
- Onithochiton literatus (Krauss, 1848)
- Onithochiton lyellii (G.B. Sowerby I in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832)
- Onithochiton maillardi (Deshayes, 1863)
- Onithochiton maklayi Sirenko, 2019
- Onithochiton margueritae Kaas, Van Belle & Strack, 2006
- Onithochiton neglectus neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
- Onithochiton neglectus opiniosus Iredale and Hull, 1932
- Onithochiton neglectus subantarcticus Suter, 1907
- Onithochiton noemiae (Rochebrune, 1884)
- Onithochiton oliveri Iredale, 1914
- Onithochiton quercinus (Gould, 1846)
- Onithochiton rugulosus Angas, 1867
- Onithochiton semisculptus Pilsbry, 1893 (synonym of Onithochiton neglectus neglectus Rochebrune, 1881)
- Onithochiton societatis Thiele, 1909
- Onithochiton stracki Sirenko, 2012
- Onithochiton vandingeneni Dell'Angelo, Landau, Sosso & Taviani, 2020
- Species brought into synonymy:
- Onithochiton astrolabei Rochebrune, 1881: synonym of Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
- Onithochiton caliginosus Pilsbry, 1893: synonym of Liolophura japonica (Lischke, 1873)
- Onithochiton decipiens Rochebrune, 1882: synonym of Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
- Onithochiton filholi Rochebrune, 1881: synonym of Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
- Onithochiton isipingoensis Sykes, 1901: synonym of Craspedochiton isipingoensis (Sykes, 1901) (original combination)
- Onithochiton lyelli G.B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Onithochiton maillardi (Deshayes, 1863) (misinterpretation according to Kaas et al. 2006)
- Onithochiton margaritiferum Rochebrune, 1883: synonym of Calloplax janeirensis (Gray, 1828): synonym of Rhyssoplax janeirensis (Gray, 1828)
- Onithochiton marmoratus Wissel, 1904: synonym of Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
- Onithochiton nodosus Suter, 1907: synonym of Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
- Onithochiton opiniosus Iredale & Hull, 1932: synonym of Onithochiton neglectus neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
- Onithochiton pruinosum Rochebrune, 1884: synonym of Stenoplax purpurascens (C. B. Adams, 1845)
- Onithochiton rugulosus Angas, 1867: synonym of Onithochiton quercinus (Gould, 1846)
- Onithochiton scholvieni Thiele, 1909: synonym of Onithochiton quercinus (Gould, 1846)
- Onithochiton semisculptus Pilsbry, 1893: synonym of Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
- Onithochiton undulatus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839): synonym of Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
- Onithochiton wahlbergi (Krauss, 1848): synonym of Onithochiton literatus (F. Krauss, 1848)
References
- Kaas P., Van Belle R.A. & Strack H. 2006. Monograph of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacaphora); volume 6: Suborder Ischnochitonina (concluded); Schizochitonidae & Chitonidae, additions to volumes 1-5. Brill, Leiden, 464 pp
- O'Neill, M. H. B. (1985). A review of the living New Zealand members of Onithochiton Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 12: 141-154.
- Discover Life
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
External links
Notes and References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Onithochiton Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205084 on 2021-11-09
