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Acanthochitonidae

Polyplacophora - Chitonida - Acanthochitonidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Acanthochitonidae Pilsbry
1966Acanthochitonidae Ladd p. 24
1974Acanthochitonidae Abbott p. 406
1995Acanthochitonidae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 152
1998Acanthochitonidae Beesley p. 177
2024Acanthochitonidae Wu and Lee

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
subclassNeoloricata(Bergenhayn 1955)
orderChitonidaThiele 1909
suborderAcanthochitoninaBergenhayn 1930
familyAcanthochitonidaePilsbry 1893
familyAcanthochitonidaePilsbry 1893

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Acanthochitonidae Pilsbry 1893
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G. Acanthochitona Gray 1821 [glass-hair chiton]
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Acanthochitona avicula Carpenter 1864
Acanthochitona crinita Pennant 1777
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Invalid names: Acanthochitona communis Sabelli and Taviani 1979 [synonym]
Subfm. Acanthochitoninae Pilsbry 1893
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G. Gymnoplax Gray 1821
G. †Bassethullia Pilsbry 1928
G. Craspedochiton Shuttleworth 1853
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Invalid names: Chiton squamosus Libassi 1859 [synonym], Gymnoplax deslongchampsi Rochebrune 1883 [synonym]
Craspedochiton eernissei Dell'Angelo et al. 2011
G. Cryptochiton Middendorff 1847
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Cryptochiton stelleri Middendorf 1847
G. Cryptoconchus Burrow 1815
G. Cryptoplax Blainville 1818
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G. †Leptoplax Carpenter 1882
G. Notoplax Adams 1861
Invalid names: Callistochitoninae Berry 1922 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available