African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815

AfReMaS taxon details

Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815

AphiaID

64 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:64)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Chiton Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Chitonoidea Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815

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Subfamily Acanthopleurinae Dall, 1889
1. Genus Acanthopleura Guilding, 1830
Subfamily Chitoninae Rafinesque, 1815
1. Genus Chiton Linnaeus, 1758
2. Genus Rhyssoplax Thiele, 1893
3. Genus Sypharochiton Thiele, 1893
4. Genus Tegulaplax Iredale & Hull, 1926
5. Genus Radsia J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Chiton Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Toniciinae Pilsbry, 1893
1. Genus Lucilina Dall, 1882
2. Genus Onithochiton J. E. Gray, 1847
3. Genus Tonicia J. E. Gray, 1840
4. Genus Onitochiton [sic] accepted as Onithochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

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://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48310197
page(s): 143; note: original spelling Chitonia. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=64 on 2026-08-03

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Chitonidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=64 on 2026-08-03

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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2009-01-30 14:43:20Z

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Gofas, Serge

2009-03-19 13:29:13Z

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Schwabe, Enrico

2025-11-17 23:29:37Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description 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://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48310197
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. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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Introduced: alien

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chitonidae)
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