Acanthochitona
Temporal range: |
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| Acanthochitona venezuelana, Florida Middle Grounds, 28°35.0'N, 84°14.9'W, 31 m, 19 May 1977. |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Mollusca |
| Class: |
Polyplacophora |
| Order: |
Chitonida |
| Suborder: |
Acanthochitonina |
| Family: |
Acanthochitonidae |
| Genus: |
Acanthochitona
Gray, 1821 |
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| Synonyms |
- Acanthochaetes Risso, 1826 (synonym and incorrect subsequent spelling of Acanthochites Risso, 1826)
- Acanthochites Risso, 1826
- Acanthochites (Meturoplax) Pilsbry, 1894
- Acanthochiton Herrmannsen, 1846 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Acanthochites Risso, 1826)
- Acanthochiton (Acanthochites) Risso, 1826
- Anisochiton P. Fischer, 1885
- Chiton (Acanthochaetes) [sic] (misspelling)
- Chiton (Acanthochites) Risso, 1826
- Chiton (Acanthochiton) Herrmannsen, 1846
- Chiton (Hamachiton) Middendorff, 1847 (a junior synonym)
- Chiton (Platysemus) Middendorff, 1847
- Meturoplax Pilsbry, 1894
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Acanthochitona is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, of worldwide distribution.