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Polyplacophora Neoloricata CHITONIDAE 

Acanthopleura brevispinosa (Sowerby, 1840)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Chiton brevispinosus Sowerby, 1840
   Chiton borbonicus Deshayes, 1863
   Acanthopleura afra Rochebrune, 1882

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
     Ferreira, A. J. 1983. p.283 

References

 Ferreira, A. J. 1983. p.283 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Polyplacophora Blainville, 1816
            Neoloricata Bergenhayn, 1955
              Ischnochitonina
                CHITONIDAE
                  ACANTHOPLEURINAE
                    Acanthopleura Guilding, 1829
                      Acanthopleura brevispinosa (Sowerby, 1840)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=106054) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-07-20. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-07-20.