Acanthopleura
Acanthopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. In this genus the girdle is spiny or spiky. It has eight described species at present.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, species in the genus Acanthopleura includeAcanthopleura gemmata Acanthopleura granulata Acanthopleura loochooana Acanthopleura planispina Bergenhayn, 1933Acanthopleura spinosa Acanthopleura testudo Acanthopleura vaillantii de Rochebrune, 1882;Synonyms:Acanthopleura brevispinosa : synonym of Acanthopleura testudo Acanthopleura echinata : synonym of Enoplochiton echinatus Acanthopleura hirtosa : synonym of Liolophura hirtosa Acanthopleura gaimardi Blainville 1825: synonym of ''Liolophura gaimardi''