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Chiton Linnaeus, 1758

1274520  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1274520)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Polyplacophora (Class)
  5. Ischnochitonida (Order)
  6. Chitonidae (Family)
  7. Chiton (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Amaurochiton Thiele in Troschel, 1893 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chitontypus Bergenhayn, 1930 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (not a name (apparent...)  
not a name (apparent misinterpretation in Neave), refer note
Mucrosquama Iredale & Hull, 1926 · unaccepted (original combination)
Oscabrion Herrmannsen, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sclerochiton Dall, 1882 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)  
invalid: junior homonym of Sclerochiton Kraatz, 1859 [Coleoptera]
Tegulaplax Iredale & Hull, 1926 · unaccepted (original combination)

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  1. Species Chiton adelaidensis Reeve, 1847
  2. Species Chiton aereus Reeve, 1847
  3. Species Chiton affinis Issel, 1869
  4. Species Chiton albidus Blainville, 1825
  5. Species Chiton albolineatus Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829
  6. Species Chiton antiquus Reeve, 1847
  7. Species Chiton aorangi Creese & O'Neill, 1987
  8. Species Chiton aquatilis Reeve, 1847
  9. Species Chiton arbutum Reeve, 1847
  10. Species Chiton articulatus Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832
  11. Species Chiton asbestoides Carpenter in E.A. Smith, 1884
  12. Species Chiton ashbyi Barnard, 1963
  13. Species Chiton auratus Spalowsky, 1795
  14. Species Chiton aureomaculata Bednall & Matthews, 1906
  15. Species Chiton australis Sowerby, 1840
  16. Species Chiton baliensis (Bullock, 1989)
  17. Species Chiton barnardi Ashby, 1931
  18. Species Chiton bednalli Pilsbry, 1895
  19. Species Chiton bellulus Thiele, 1910
  20. Species Chiton boucheti Kaas, 1989
  21. Species Chiton bowenii King & Broderip, 1831
  22. Species Chiton bullocki (Sirenko, 2012)
  23. Species Chiton burmanus Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893
  24. Species Chiton burrowi E.A. Smith, 1884
  25. Species Chiton calliozonus Pilsbry, 1894
  26. Species Chiton canaliculatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
  27. Species Chiton canariensis d'Orbigny, 1839
  28. Species Chiton carinulatus Reeve, 1847
  29. Species Chiton carmichaelis Gray, 1828
  30. Species Chiton carnosus Carpenter in Angas, 1867
  31. Species Chiton castaneus Gould, 1852
  32. Species Chiton castus Reeve, 1847
  33. Species Chiton ceylanicus E.A. Smith, 1904
  34. Species Chiton chitonellus Blainville, 1825
  35. Species Chiton cimolius Reeve, 1847
  36. Species Chiton confossus Gould, 1846
  37. Species Chiton connectens Thiele, 1909
  38. Species Chiton contractus Reeve, 1847
  39. Species Chiton coppingeri E.A. Smith, 1884
  40. Species Chiton corallinus (Risso, 1826)
  41. Species Chiton coronatus Locard, 1898
  42. Species Chiton corypheus Hedley & Hull, 1912
  43. Species Chiton costatus Blainville, 1825
  44. Species Chiton coxi Pilsbry, 1894
  45. Species Chiton crawfordi Sykes, 1899
  46. Species Chiton crispus Reeve, 1847
  47. Species Chiton crocinus Reeve, 1847
  48. Species Chiton cruciformis Sowerby, 1822
  49. Species Chiton cumingsii Frembly, 1827
  50. Species Chiton curtisianus E.A. Smith, 1884
  51. Species Chiton cyaneopunctatus Krauss, 1848
  52. Species Chiton decussatus Reeve, 1847
  53. Species Chiton densiliratus Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893
  54. Species Chiton diaphorus (Iredale & May, 1916)
  55. Species Chiton discolor Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866
  56. Species Chiton divergens Reeve, 1847
  57. Species Chiton ectypus (Rochebrune, 1884)
  58. Species Chiton elongatus Blainville, 1825
  59. Species Chiton evanidus Sowerby, 1840
  60. Species Chiton exasperatus (Iredale, 1914)
  61. Species Chiton excellens
  62. Species Chiton exoptandus Bednall, 1897
  63. Species Chiton fasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
  64. Species Chiton fortiliratus Reeve, 1847
  65. Species Chiton fosteri Bullock, 1972
  66. Species Chiton frembleii Broderip, 1832
  67. Species Chiton fruticosus Gould, 1846
  68. Species Chiton funereus Hedley & Hull, 1912
  69. Species Chiton gaimardi Blainville, 1825
  70. Species Chiton gemmatus Blainville, 1825
  71. Species Chiton georgianus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
  72. Species Chiton glaucus Gray, 1828
  73. Species Chiton granoradiatus Leloup, 1937
  74. Species Chiton granosus Frembly, 1827
  75. Species Chiton grignonensis Deshayes
  76. Species Chiton groschi Kaas, 1979
  77. Species Chiton heterodon (Pilsbry, 1893)
  78. Species Chiton hirtosus Blainville, 1825
  79. Species Chiton howensis Hedley & Hull, 1912
  80. Species Chiton hullianus Iredale, 1910
  81. Species Chiton hululensis (E.A. Smith, 1903)
  82. Species Chiton imbricatus Nierstrasz, 1905
  83. Species Chiton incanus Gould, 1846
  84. Species Chiton incii Reeve, 1847
  85. Species Chiton incisus G.B. Sowerby II, 1841
  86. Species Chiton inornatus Tenison-Woods, 1881
  87. Species Chiton insculptus Souverbie, 1866
  88. Species Chiton jugosus Gould, 1846
  89. Species Chiton kaasi (Leloup, 1981)
  90. Species Chiton kimberi Ashby, 1928
  91. Species Chiton komaianus Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929
  92. Species Chiton kurodai Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929
  93. Species Chiton laevigatus Flemming, 1828
  94. Species Chiton lamellosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
  95. Species Chiton laqueatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1842
  96. Species Chiton laterorugosus Kaas, 1986
  97. Species Chiton latricus Winckworth, 1930
  98. Species Chiton lentiginosus G.B. Sowerby II, 1840
  99. Species Chiton lepidus Gould, 1859
  100. Species Chiton limans Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893
  101. Species Chiton lineolatus Blainville, 1825
  102. Species Chiton linsleyi (Burghardt, 1973)
  103. Species Chiton longicymba Blainville, 1825
  104. Species Chiton lugubris Gould, 1859
  105. Species Chiton luzonicus G.B. Sowerby II, 1842
  106. Species Chiton lyelli Sowerby, 1832
  107. Species Chiton lyratus G.B. Sowerby II, 1840
  108. Species Chiton macgillivrayi A. Adams, 1855
  109. Species Chiton magnificus Deshayes, 1827
  110. Species Chiton maldivensis (E.A. Smith, 1903)
  111. Species Chiton marmoratus Gmelin, 1791
  112. Species Chiton marquesanus Pilsbry, 1893
  113. Species Chiton mauritianus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
  114. Species Chiton mediterraneus Reeve, 1847
  115. Species Chiton mesoleucus Lichtenstein, 1837
  116. Species Chiton metallicus Reeve, 1847
  117. Species Chiton miles Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893
  118. Species Chiton milleri Reeve, 1847
  119. Species Chiton montrouzieri Souverbie, 1873
  120. Species Chiton muricatus
  121. Species Chiton nigrovirescens Blainville, 1825
  122. Species Chiton novaehollandiae Gray, J.E. in Reeve, 1847
  123. Species Chiton obscurellus Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866
  124. Species Chiton oculatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
  125. Species Chiton olivaceus Spengler, 1797
  126. Species Chiton oruktus Maughan, 1900
  127. Species Chiton particolor (Hull, 1923)
  128. Species Chiton pelliserpentis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
  129. Species Chiton peregrinus Thiele, 1909
  130. Species Chiton perviridis Carpenter, 1865
  131. Species Chiton petholatus
  132. Species Chiton phaseolinus di Monterosato, 1879
  133. Species Chiton pictus Reeve, 1847
  134. Species Chiton platei Thiele, 1909
  135. Species Chiton platessa Gould, 1846
  136. Species Chiton politus Spengler, 1797
  137. Species Chiton proteus Reeve, 1847
  138. Species Chiton pulcherrimus G.B. Sowerby II, 1842
  139. Species Chiton pulchrus (Kaas, 1991)
  140. Species Chiton pulvinatus Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893
  141. Species Chiton quercinus Gould, 1846
  142. Species Chiton quoyi
  143. Species Chiton rapaitiensis Schwabe & Lozouet, 2006
  144. Species Chiton raripilosus Blainville, 1825
  145. Species Chiton reticulatus Nierstrasz, 1905
  146. Species Chiton rhynchotus (Rochebrune, 1884)
  147. Species Chiton rudis Hutton, 1872
  148. Species Chiton salihafui Bullock, 1972
  149. Species Chiton setiger
  150. Species Chiton siculoides Carpenter in Angas, 1878
  151. Species Chiton sinclairi Gray, 1843
  152. Species Chiton speciosus Nierstrasz, 1905
  153. Species Chiton spiniger Sowerby, 1840
  154. Species Chiton spinosus Bruguière, 1792
  155. Species Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764
  156. Species Chiton stangeri Reeve, 1847
  157. Species Chiton stokesi
  158. Species Chiton stokesii Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832
  159. Species Chiton striatus Barns, 1824
  160. Species Chiton subassimilis Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866
  161. Species Chiton sueurii Blainville, 1825
  162. Species Chiton sulcatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
  163. Species Chiton tasmanicus Carpenter in Paetel, 1887
  164. Species Chiton tectiformis (Is. Taki, 1938)
  165. Species Chiton tenuistriatus Sowerby, 1840
  166. Species Chiton themeropis (Iredale, 1914)
  167. Species Chiton torri Hedley & Hull, 1909
  168. Species Chiton torri Suter, 1907
  169. Species Chiton torriana Hedley & Hull, 1910
  170. Species Chiton torrianus Hedley & Hull, 1910
  171. Species Chiton translucens Hedley & Hull, 1909
  172. Species Chiton tricostalis Pilsbry, 1894
  173. Species Chiton tuberculatus Linnaeus, 1758
  174. Species Chiton tulipa Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
  175. Species Chiton ustulatus Reeve, 1847
  176. Species Chiton vangoethemi Leloup, 1981
  177. Species Chiton vauclusensis Hedley & Hull, 1909
  178. Species Chiton venustus (Hull, 1923)
  179. Species Chiton verconis Torr & Ashby, 1898
  180. Species Chiton vermiformis Blainville, 1825
  181. Species Chiton versicolor Sowerby, 1840
  182. Species Chiton virgatus Reeve, 1848
  183. Species Chiton virgulatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1840
  184. Species Chiton viridis Spengler, 1797
  185. Species Chiton volvox Reeve, 1847
  186. Species Chiton whitleyi (Iredale & Hull, 1932)
  187. Species Chiton achates Gould, 1859 accepted as Acanthochitona achates (Gould, 1859)
  188. Species Chiton achatinus Brown, 1823 accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803)
  189. Species Chiton acutirostratus Reeve, 1847 accepted as Notoplax acutirostrata (Reeve, 1847)
  190. Species Chiton acutus Carpenter, 1855 accepted as Mopalia acuta (Carpenter, 1855)
  191. Species Chiton adenensis E.A. Smith, 1891 accepted as Callistochiton adenensis (E.A. Smith, 1891)
  192. Species Chiton alatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1841 accepted as Stenoplax alata (Sowerby, 1841)
  193. Species Chiton albrechtii von Schrenck, 1862 accepted as Tripoplax albrechtii (von Schrenck, 1862)
  194. Species Chiton albus Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Ischnochiton albus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  195. Species Chiton algesirensis Capellini, 1859 accepted as Leptochiton algesirensis (Capellini, 1859)
  196. Species Chiton alveolus Lovén, 1846 accepted as Leptochiton alveolus (Lovén, 1846)
  197. Species Chiton amiculatus Pallas, 1787 accepted as Amicula amiculata (Pallas, 1787)
  198. Species Chiton angulatus Spengler, 1797 accepted as Chaetopleura angulata (Spengler, 1797)
  199. Species Chiton apiculatus Say in Conrad, 1834 accepted as Chaetopleura apiculata (Say in Conrad, 1834)
  200. Species Chiton aselloides Lowe, 1825 accepted as Ischnochiton albus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  201. Species Chiton asellus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Leptochiton asellus (Gmelin, 1791)
  202. Species Chiton asperrimus Gould, 1852 accepted as Chaetopleura asperrima (Gould, 1852)
  203. Species Chiton astriger Reeve, 1847 accepted as Acanthochitona astrigera (Reeve, 1847)
  204. Species Chiton atratus G.B. Sowerby II, 1839 accepted as Tonicia atrata (Sowerby, 1840)
  205. Species Chiton australis G.B. Sowerby II, 1833 accepted as Ischnochiton australis (Sowerby, 1840)
  206. Species Chiton barnesii Gray, 1828 accepted as Radsia barnesii (Gray, 1828)
  207. Species Chiton bergoti Vélain, 1877 accepted as Ischnochiton bergoti (Vélain, 1877)
  208. Species Chiton biramosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 accepted as Plaxiphora biramosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
  209. Species Chiton blainvillii Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 accepted as Placiphorella blainvillii (Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832)
  210. Species Chiton brandtii von Middendorff, 1847 accepted as Schizoplax brandtii (von Middendorff, 1847)
  211. Species Chiton brevispinosus G.B. Sowerby II, 1840 accepted as Acanthopleura brevispinosa (Sowerby II, 1840)
  212. Species Chiton caelatus Reeve, 1847 accepted as Plaxiphora caelata (Reeve, 1847)
  213. Species Chiton cajetanus Poli, 1791 accepted as Lepidopleurus cajetanus (Poli, 1791)
  214. Species Chiton californicus Reeve, 1847 accepted as Nuttallina californica (Reeve, 1847)
  215. Species Chiton caliginosus Reeve, 1847 accepted as Ischnochiton caliginosus (Reeve, 1847)
  216. Species Chiton cancellatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1840 accepted as Leptochiton cancellatus (Sowerby, 1840)
  217. Species Chiton caprearum Scacchi, 1836 accepted as Lepidochitona corrugata (Reeve, 1848)
  218. Species Chiton chilensis Frembly, 1827 accepted as Tonicia chilensis (Frembly, 1827)
  219. Species Chiton ciliatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1839 accepted as Mopalia ciliata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1840)
  220. Species Chiton cimicoides di Monterosato, 1879 accepted as Leptochiton cimicoides (di Monterosato, 1879)
  221. Species Chiton cinereus Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767)
  222. Species Chiton cinereus Poli, 1791 accepted as Lepidochitona corrugata (Reeve, 1848)
  223. Species Chiton cinereus Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767)
  224. Species Chiton cinereus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Leptochiton asellus (Gmelin, 1791)
  225. Species Chiton circellatus Reeve, 1847 accepted as Acanthochitona circellata (Reeve, 1847)
  226. Species Chiton circumvallatus Reeve, 1847 accepted as Ischnochiton circumvallatus (Reeve, 1847)
  227. Species Chiton clathratus Reeve, 1847 accepted as Lepidozona clathrata (Reeve, 1847)
  228. Species Chiton coarctatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1841 accepted as Leptoplax coarctata (Sowerby, 1841)
  229. Species Chiton colubrifer Reeve, 1848 accepted as Ischnochiton colubrifer (Reeve, 1848)
  230. Species Chiton comptus Gould, 1859 accepted as Ischnochiton comptus (Gould, 1859)
  231. Species Chiton concentricus G.B. Sowerby II, 1840 accepted as Lepidopleurus cajetanus (Poli, 1791)
  232. Species Chiton coreanicus Reeve, 1847 accepted as Lepidozona coreanica (Reeve, 1847)
  233. Species Chiton corrugatus Reeve, 1848 accepted as Lepidochitona corrugata (Reeve, 1848)
  234. Species Chiton cranchianus Leach, 1852 accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803)
  235. Species Chiton craticulatus Gould, 1859 accepted as Lepidozona craticulata (Gould, 1859)
  236. Species Chiton crinitus Pennant, 1777 accepted as Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777)
  237. Species Chiton decipiens Tiberi, 1877 accepted as Lepidochitona corrugata (Reeve, 1848)
  238. Species Chiton dentatus Spengler, 1797 accepted as Callochiton dentatus (Spengler, 1797)
  239. Species Chiton dentiens Gould, 1846 accepted as Cyanoplax dentiens (Gould, 1846) accepted as Lepidochitona dentiens (Gould, 1846)
  240. Species Chiton discors Maton & Rackett, 1807 accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803)
  241. Species Chiton discrepans Brown, 1827 accepted as Acanthochitona communis (Risso, 1826)
  242. Species Chiton disjunctus Frembly, 1827 accepted as Tonicia disjuncta (Frembly, 1827)
  243. Species Chiton dispar Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 accepted as Ischnochiton dispar (Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832)
  244. Species Chiton doriae Capellini, 1859 accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803)
  245. Species Chiton echinatus Barnes, 1824 accepted as Acanthopleura echinata (Barnes, 1824)
  246. Species Chiton elenensis Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 accepted as Callistochiton elenensis (Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832)
  247. Species Chiton empleurus Hutton, 1872 accepted as Callochiton empleurus (Hutton, 1872)
  248. Species Chiton erythronotus C.B. Adams, 1845 accepted as Ischnochiton erythronotus (C.B. Adams, 1845)
  249. Species Chiton euplaeae O.G. Costa, 1829 accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803)
  250. Species Chiton exiguus Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 accepted as Weedingia exigua (Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832)
  251. Species Chiton fascicularis Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Acanthochitona communis (Risso, 1826)
  252. Species Chiton ferrugineus Spengler, 1797 accepted as Chaetopleura angulata (Spengler, 1797)
  253. Species Chiton floccatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1842 accepted as Lucilina floccata (Sowerby, 1842)
  254. Species Chiton formosus Reeve, 1847 accepted as Notoplax formosa (Reeve, 1847)
  255. Species Chiton fuliginatus Reeve, 1847 accepted as Leptochiton fuliginatus (Reeve, 1847)
  256. Species Chiton fulvus Wood, 1815 accepted as Chaetopleura angulata (Spengler, 1797)
  257. Species Chiton furtivus di Monterosato, 1879 accepted as Lepidochitona furtiva (di Monterosato, 1879)
  258. Species Chiton fuscatus Brown, 1827 accepted as Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767)
  259. Species Chiton garnoti Blainville, 1825 accepted as Acanthochitona garnoti (Blainville, 1825)
  260. Species Chiton gigas Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Dinoplax gigas (Gmelin, 1791)
  261. Species Chiton goodallii Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 accepted as Radsia goodallii (Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832)
  262. Species Chiton gracilis Jeffreys, 1859 accepted as Acanthochitona gracilis (Jeffreys, 1859) accepted as Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777)
  263. Species Chiton granulatus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Acanthopleura granulata (Gmelin, 1791)
  264. Species Chiton hanleyi Bean in Thorpe, 1844 accepted as Hanleya hanleyi (Bean in Thorpe, 1844)
  265. Species Chiton hartwegii Carpenter, 1855 accepted as Cyanoplax hartwegii (Carpenter, 1855) accepted as Lepidochitona hartwegii (Carpenter, 1855)
  266. Species Chiton hennahi Gray, 1828 accepted as Chaetopleura hennahi (Gray, 1828)
  267. Species Chiton hindsii Reeve, 1847 accepted as Mopalia hindsii (Reeve, 1847)
  268. Species Chiton hirudiniformis Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 accepted as Acanthochitona hirudiniformis
  269. Species Chiton incarnatus Reeve, 1848 accepted as Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767)
  270. Species Chiton inquinatus Reeve, 1847 accepted as Leptochiton inquinatus (Reeve, 1847)
  271. Species Chiton insignis Reeve, 1847 accepted as Tonicella insignis (Reeve, 1847)
  272. Species Chiton interstinctus Gould, 1852 accepted as Lepidozona interstincta (Gould, 1852)
  273. Species Chiton isabellei d'Orbigny, 1841 accepted as Chaetopleura isabellei (d'Orbigny, 1841)
  274. Species Chiton jacobaeus Gould, 1859 accepted as Callistochiton jacobaeus (Gould, 1859)
  275. Species Chiton janeirensis Gray, 1828 accepted as Calloplax janeirensis (Gray, 1828)
  276. Species Chiton japonicus Lischke, 1873 accepted as Liolophura japonica (Lischke, 1873)
  277. Species Chiton laevis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803)
  278. Species Chiton lamyi Dupuis, 1918 accepted as Chiton peregrinus Thiele, 1909
  279. Species Chiton larvaeformis Burrow, 1815 accepted as Cryptoplax larvaeformis (Burrow, 1815)
  280. Species Chiton latus Leach, 1852 accepted as Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767)
  281. Species Chiton lignosus Gould, 1846 accepted as Mopalia lignosa (Gould, 1846)
  282. Species Chiton limaciformis Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 accepted as Stenoplax limaciformis (Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832)
  283. Species Chiton lindholmii von Schrenck, 1862 accepted as Stenoplax lindholmii (von Schrenck, 1862)
  284. Species Chiton lineatus Wood, 1815 accepted as Tonicella lineata (W. Wood, 1815)
  285. Species Chiton literatus Krauss, 1848 accepted as Onithochiton literatus (Krauss, 1848)
  286. Species Chiton loochooanus Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829 (unaccepted)
  287. Species Chiton luridus Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 (unaccepted)
  288. Species Chiton lusitanicus Tilesius, 1802 (unaccepted)
  289. Species Chiton lyellii Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 (unaccepted)
  290. Species Chiton magdalenensis Hinds, 1845 (unaccepted)
  291. Species Chiton maillardi Deshayes, 1863 (unaccepted)
  292. Species Chiton marginatus Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted)
  293. Species Chiton marmoreus Fabricius, 1780 (unaccepted)
  294. Species Chiton meneghinii Capellini, 1859 (unaccepted)
  295. Species Chiton mertensii von Middendorff, 1847 (unaccepted)
  296. Species Chiton middendorffii von Schrenck, 1861 (unaccepted)
  297. Species Chiton minimus Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted)
  298. Species Chiton muscarius Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  299. Species Chiton muscosus Gould, 1846 (unaccepted)
  300. Species Chiton nagelfar Lovén, 1846 (unaccepted)
  301. Species Chiton niger Barnes, 1824 (unaccepted)
  302. Species Chiton oniscus Krauss, 1848 (unaccepted)
  303. Species Chiton onyx Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted)
  304. Species Chiton oryza Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted)
  305. Species Chiton pachylasmae di Monterosato, 1879 (unaccepted)
  306. Species Chiton papilio Spengler, 1797 (unaccepted)
  307. Species Chiton papillosus C.B. Adams, 1845 (unaccepted)
  308. Species Chiton patulus (unaccepted)
  309. Species Chiton pectinatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1840 (unaccepted)
  310. Species Chiton penicillatus Deshayes, 1863 (unaccepted)
  311. Species Chiton pertusus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  312. Species Chiton peruvianus Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted)
  313. Species Chiton petaloides Gould, 1846 (unaccepted)
  314. Species Chiton petasus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  315. Species Chiton piceolus Shuttleworth, 1853 (unaccepted)
  316. Species Chiton polii Deshayes, 1833 (unaccepted)
  317. Species Chiton polii Philippi, 1836 (unaccepted)
  318. Species Chiton porosus Burrow, 1815 (unaccepted)
  319. Species Chiton pulchellus Gray, 1828 (unaccepted)
  320. Species Chiton punctulatissimus Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 (unaccepted)
  321. Species Chiton puniceus Gould, 1846 (unaccepted)
  322. Species Chiton purpurascens C.B. Adams, 1845 (unaccepted)
  323. Species Chiton pusillus Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 (unaccepted)
  324. Species Chiton pusio Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 (unaccepted)
  325. Species Chiton pustulatus Krauss, 1848 (unaccepted)
  326. Species Chiton quinquivalvis Brown, 1827 (unaccepted)
  327. Species Chiton rarinota Jeffreys, 1882 (unaccepted)
  328. Species Chiton regularis Carpenter, 1855 (unaccepted)
  329. Species Chiton retusus Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 (unaccepted)
  330. Species Chiton rissoi Payraudeau, 1826 (unaccepted)
  331. Species Chiton ruber Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted)
  332. Species Chiton rubrolineatus Lischke, 1873 (unaccepted)
  333. Species Chiton rueppelli Thiele, 1910 (unaccepted)
  334. Species Chiton rugulatus Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 (unaccepted)
  335. Species Chiton sagrinatus Couthouy, 1838 (unaccepted)
  336. Species Chiton scabridus Jeffreys, 1880 (unaccepted)
  337. Species Chiton schrammi Shuttleworth, 1856 (unaccepted)
  338. Species Chiton scoticus Leach, 1852 (unaccepted)
  339. Species Chiton scrobiculatus von Middendorff, 1847 (unaccepted)
  340. Species Chiton scutiger Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  341. Species Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted)
  342. Species Chiton sowerbianus Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  343. Species Chiton spinosetatus Bergenhayn, 1930 (unaccepted)
  344. Species Chiton squalidus C.B. Adams, 1845 (unaccepted)
  345. Species Chiton squamosum Linnaeus, 1764 (unaccepted)
  346. Species Chiton stelleri von Middendorff, 1847 (unaccepted)
  347. Species Chiton stimpsoni Gould, 1859 (unaccepted)
  348. Species Chiton stramineus Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 (unaccepted)
  349. Species Chiton striolatus Gray, 1828 (unaccepted)
  350. Species Chiton submarmoreus von Middendorff, 1847 (unaccepted)
  351. Species Chiton sueziensis Reeve, 1847 (unaccepted)
  352. Species Chiton sulcatus Wood, 1815 (unaccepted)
  353. Species Chiton swainsoni Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 (unaccepted)
  354. Species Chiton sykesi G.B. Sowerby III, 1903 (unaccepted)
  355. Species Chiton tehuelchus d'Orbigny, 1841 (unaccepted)
  356. Species Chiton textilis Gray, 1828 (unaccepted)
  357. Species Chiton truncatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted)
  358. Species Chiton tuberculatus Leach, 1852 (unaccepted)
  359. Species Chiton tunicatus Wood, 1815 (unaccepted)
  360. Species Chiton undulatus G.B. Sowerby I, 1839 (unaccepted)
  361. Species Chiton variegatus Philippi, 1836 (unaccepted)
  362. Species Chiton velatus Sowerby, 1840 (unaccepted)
  363. Species Chiton versicolor G.B. Sowerby II, 1839 (unaccepted)
  364. Species Chiton vespertinus Gould, 1852 (unaccepted)
  365. Species Chiton vestitus Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829 (unaccepted)
  366. Species Chiton violaceus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted)
  367. Species Chiton viridulus Gould, 1846 (unaccepted)
  368. Species Chiton wahlbergi Krauss, 1848 (unaccepted)
  369. Species Chiton yerburyi E.A. Smith, 1891 (unaccepted)
  370. Species Chiton zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted)
  371. Species Chiton zschaui Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886 (unaccepted)
marine
recent + fossil
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 667 [details] 
IRMNG (2024). Chiton Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1274520 on 2025-07-04
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 667 [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Bouchet et al., 2001 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source CoL 2006 [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363: 1-560., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10698313 [details] 

habitat flag source Aphia 2006 [details] 

original description (of Sclerochiton Dall, 1882) Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 4
page(s): 284 [details] 

original description (of Amaurochiton Thiele in Troschel, 1893) in Troschel, Gebiss. Schneck., 2
page(s): 362 [details] 

original description (of Oscabrion Herrmannsen, 1847) Ind. Gen. Malac., 2
page(s): 167 [details] 

original description (of Tegulaplax Iredale & Hull, 1926) Australian Zool., 4, 169
page(s): 171 [details] 

original description (of Mucrosquama Iredale & Hull, 1926) Australian Zool., 4, 169
page(s): 182 [details] 

original description (of Chitontypus Bergenhayn, 1930) Bergenhayn, J. R. M. (1930). Kurze bemerkungen zur kenntnis der schalenstruktur und systematik der loricaten. <em>Kunglia Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, 3rd ser.</em> 9: 1-54.
page(s): 28 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Includes marine species (Aphia 2006). Marine, extant (?) + fossil: Cretaceous to Recent (Sepkoski 2002) [details]
To BioNames database (from synonym Tegulaplax Iredale & Hull, 1926)
To BioNames database (from synonym Mucrosquama Iredale & Hull, 1926)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Tegulaplax Iredale & Hull, 1926)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Mucrosquama Iredale & Hull, 1926)
To WoRMS (from synonym Sclerochiton Dall, 1882)
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Mucrosquama Iredale & Hull, 1926)
To WoRMS (from synonym Amaurochiton Thiele in Troschel, 1893)
To WoRMS (from synonym Oscabrion Herrmannsen, 1847)
To WoRMS (from synonym Tegulaplax Iredale & Hull, 1926)
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