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Chitoninae Rafinesque, 1815
AphiaID
151207
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151207)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Polyplacophora
Neoloricata
Chitonida
Chitonina
Chitonoidea
Chitonidae
Chitoninae
Status
accepted
Rank
Subfamily
Parent
Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815
Original name
Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815
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Chiton
Linnaeus, 1758
Genus
Rhyssoplax
Thiele, 1893
Genus
Tegulaplax
Iredale & Hull, 1926
Environment
marine,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent + fossil
Original description
(of
Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815
)
Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp.
,
available online at
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 143; note: original spelling Chitonia.
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Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Chitoninae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151207 on 2026-06-17
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Chitoninae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=151207 on 2026-06-17
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
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2005-04-05 17:36:55Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2009-03-19 13:29:13Z
changed
Schwabe, Enrico
2026-02-14 17:36:37Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
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original description
(of
Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815
)
Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp.
,
available online at
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 143; note: original spelling Chitonia.
[details]
basis of record
Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
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