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Polyplacophora Neoloricata CHITONIDAE 

Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Unknown testudo Spengler, 1797
   Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797)

Distribution

Dekker&Orlin2000: S. Red Sea only.

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p. 7 

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Polyplacophora Blainville, 1816
            Neoloricata Bergenhayn, 1955
              Ischnochitonina
                CHITONIDAE
                  ACANTHOPLEURINAE
                    Acanthopleura Guilding, 1829
                      Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=78016) created by benamy on 2002-09-10. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-06-08.