Acanthochitona
Temporal range:
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| Acanthochitona venezuelana, Florida Middle Grounds, 28°35.0'N, 84°14.9'W, 31 m, 19 May 1977.
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Mollusca
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| Class:
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Polyplacophora
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| Order:
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Chitonida
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| Suborder:
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Acanthochitonina
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| Family:
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Acanthochitonidae
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| Genus:
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Acanthochitona
Gray, 1821
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| Synonyms
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- Acanthochaetes Risso, 1826 (synonym and incorrect subsequent spelling of Acanthochites Risso, 1826)
- Acanthochites Risso, 1826
- Acanthochites (Meturoplax) Pilsbry, 1894
- Acanthochiton Herrmannsen, 1846 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Acanthochites Risso, 1826)
- Acanthochiton (Acanthochites) Risso, 1826
- Anisochiton P. Fischer, 1885
- Chiton (Acanthochaetes) [sic] (misspelling)
- Chiton (Acanthochites) Risso, 1826
- Chiton (Acanthochiton) Herrmannsen, 1846
- Chiton (Hamachiton) Middendorff, 1847 (a junior synonym)
- Chiton (Platysemus) Middendorff, 1847
- Meturoplax Pilsbry, 1894
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Acanthochitona is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, of worldwide distribution.