Deep-Sea taxon details
Ischnochiton J. E. Gray, 1847
138088 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138088)
accepted
Genus
- Subgenus Ischnochiton (Stenosemus) Middendorff, 1847 accepted as Stenosemus Middendorff, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Ischnochiton (Stenosemus) delicatus Kaas, 1991 accepted as Stenosemus delicatus (Kaas, 1991) (original combination)
- Species Ischnochiton (Stenosemus) exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878) accepted as Stenosemus exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ischnochiton (Stenosemus) gallaecus Carmona Zalvide, Urgorri & F. J. García, 2001 accepted as Stenosemus gallaecus (Carmona Zalvide, Urgorri & F. J. García, 2001) (original combination)
- Species Ischnochiton (Stenosemus) mexicanus Kaas, 1993 accepted as Stenosemus mexicanus (Kaas, 1993) (original combination)
- Species Ischnochiton (Stenosemus) robustus Kaas, 1991 accepted as Stenosemus robustus (Kaas, 1991) (original combination)
- Species Ischnochiton (Stenosemus) vanbellei Kaas, 1985 accepted as Stenosemus vanbellei (Kaas, 1985) (original combination)
- Species Ischnochiton (Stenosemus) vitreolus Kaas, 1985 accepted as Stenosemus vitreolus (Kaas, 1985) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ischnochiton abyssicola A. G. Smith & Cowan, 1966 accepted as Tripoplax abyssicola (A. G. Smith & Cowan, 1966) (original combination)
- Species Ischnochiton exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878) accepted as Stenosemus exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ischnochiton johnstoni Cotton, 1937 accepted as Stenosemus johnstoni (Cotton, 1937) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ischnochiton stearnsii Dall, 1902 accepted as Stenosemus stearnsii (Dall, 1902) (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
Gray, J. E. (1847). Additional observations on Chitones. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15 (178): 126-127., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913#page/628/mode/1up
page(s): 126 [details]
page(s): 126 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ischnochiton J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138088 on 2026-08-24
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ischnochiton J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138088 on 2026-08-24
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original description
Gray, J. E. (1847). Additional observations on Chitones. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15 (178): 126-127., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913#page/628/mode/1up
page(s): 126 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Sosso, M.; Taviani, M. (2025). The Cenozoic European Polyplacophora (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5704(1): 1-377., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5704.1.1
page(s): 119 [details] Available for editors
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
subsequent type designation Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 168 [details]
page(s): 126 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Sosso, M.; Taviani, M. (2025). The Cenozoic European Polyplacophora (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5704(1): 1-377., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5704.1.1
page(s): 119 [details] Available for editors
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
subsequent type designation Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 168 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
