Chiton (genus)


Chiton is a genus of chitons, a polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae.

Taxonomy

The genus Chiton has been split into several subgenera as follows:
  • Subgenus Chiton (Chiton) Linnaeus, 1758
  • * Chiton (Chiton) albolineatus Broderip & Sowerby, 1829
  • * Chiton (Chiton) articulatus Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832
  • * Chiton (Chiton) bowenii King & Broderip, 1831
  • * Chiton (Chiton) ceylanicus E. A. Smith, 1904
  • * Chiton (Chiton) connectens Thiele, 1909
  • * Chiton (Chiton) cumingsii Frembly, 1827
  • * Chiton (Chiton) glaucus Gray, 1828
  • * Chiton (Chiton) granoradiatus Leloup, 1937
  • * Chiton granosus Frembly, 1827
  • * Chiton (Chiton) groschi Kaas, 1979
  • * Chiton (Chiton) kaasi
  • * Chiton (Chiton) laterorugosus Kaas, 1986
  • * Chiton (Chiton) magnificus
  • * Chiton (Chiton) marmoratus Gmelin, 1791
  • * Chiton (Chiton) marquesanus Pilsbry, 1893
  • * Chiton (Chiton) squamosus Linnaeus, 1764
  • * Chiton (Chiton) stokesii Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832
  • * Chiton (Chiton) tuberculatus Linnaeus, 1758West Indian green chiton
  • * Chiton (Chiton) virgulatus Sowerby, 1840
  • * Chiton (Chiton) viridis Spengler, 1797
  • Subgenus Chiton (Mucrosquama)
  • * Chiton (Mucrosquama) carnosus Carpenter in Angas, 1867
  • * Chiton (Mucrosquama) particolor
  • * Chiton (Mucrosquama) verconis Torr & Ashby, 1898
  • Subgenus Chiton (Rhyssoplax)
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) affinis Issel, 1869
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) baliensis
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) barnardi Ashby, 1931
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) bednalli Pilsbry, 1895
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) burmanus Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) calliozonus Pilsbry, 1894
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) canariensis d'Orbigny, 1839
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) corallinus
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) corypheus Hedley & Hull, 1912
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) coxi Pilsbry, 1894
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) crawfordi Sykes, 1899
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) densiliratus Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) diaphorus
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) discolor Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) ectypus
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) exasperatus
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) exoptandus Bednall, 1897
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) fosteri Bullock, 1972
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) funereus Hedley & Hull, 1912
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) heterodon
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) jugosus Gould, 1846
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) kimberi Ashby, 1928
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) kurodai Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) linsleyi
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) mauritianus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) olivaceus Spengler, 1797
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) oruktus Maughan, 1900
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) peregrinus Thiele, 1909
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) perviridis Carpenter, 1865
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) phaseolinus di Monterosato, 1879
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) politus Spengler, 1797
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) pulvinatus Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) rapaitiensis Schwabe & Lozouet, 2006
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) rhynchotus
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) salihafui Bullock, 1972
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) speciosus Nierstrasz, 1905
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) subassimilis Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) tectiformis
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) torrianus Hedley & Hull, 1910
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) translucens Hedley & Hull, 1909
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) tricostalis Pilsbry, 1894
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) vauclusensis Hedley & Hull, 1909
  • * Chiton (Rhyssoplax) whitleyi
  • Subgenus Chiton (Tegulaplax)
  • * Chiton (Tegulaplax) boucheti Kaas, 1989
  • * Chiton (Tegulaplax) hululensis
  • * Chiton (Tegulaplax) pulchrus
Synonyms:Chiton aorangi Creese & O'Neill, 1987: Synonym of Sypharochiton aorangi Chiton lyratus Sowerby, 1840: Synonym of Chiton canariensis d'Orbigny, 1840Chiton pelliserpentis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835: Synonym of Sypharochiton pelliserpentis Chiton themeropis : Synonym of Sypharochiton themeropis Iredale, 1914Chiton torri Suter, 1907: Synonym of Sypharochiton torri Chiton aereus Reeve, 1847: Synonym of Rhyssoplax aerea Chiton bullocki : Synonym of Rhyssoplax bullocki Sirenko, 2012Chiton canaliculatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835: Synonym of Rhyssoplax canaliculata Chiton komaianus Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929: Synonym of Rhyssoplax komaiana Chiton maldivensis : Synonym of Rhyssoplax maldivensis Chiton pulcherrimus Sowerby, 1842: Synonym of Rhyssoplax pulcherrima Chiton stangeri Reeve, 1847: Synonym of Rhyssoplax stangeri Chiton venustus : Synonym of Rhyssoplax venusta Hull, 1923Chiton laevigatus Flemming, 1828: Synonym of Tonicella marmorea Chiton striatus Barnes, 1824: Synonym of Chiton (Rhyssoplax) olivaceus Spengler, 1797Chiton tulipa Quoy & Gaimard, 1835: Synonym of Chiton (Rhyssoplax) politus Spengler, 1797