Craspedochiton

Craspedochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, endemic to New Zealand, the Philippines and Australia.

Craspedochiton Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Family:	Acanthochitonidae
Genus:	Craspedochiton Shuttleworth, 1853
Species
See text.

Species

• Craspedochiton aberrans (Odhner, 1919)
• Craspedochiton cornutus (Torr & Ashby, 1898)
• Craspedochiton elegans (Iredale)
• Craspedochiton foresti (Leloup, 1965)
• Craspedochiton hystricosus Kaas, 1991
• Craspedochiton isipingoensis (Sykes, 1901)
• Craspedochiton laqueatus (Sowerby, 1841)
• Craspedochiton liberiensis Thiele, 1909
• Craspedochiton petasa (Reeve, 1847)
• Craspedochiton producta (Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1892)
• Craspedochiton pyramidalis (Is. Taki, 1938)
• Craspedochiton tesselatus Nierstrasz, 1905

Synonyms:

• Craspedochiton hemphilli (Pilsbry, 1893): Synonym of Acanthochitona hemphilli (Pilsbry, 1893)
• Craspedochiton rubiginosus (Hutton, 1872): Synonym of Notoplax rubiginosa (Hutton, 1872)
  • Craspedochiton rubiginosus oliveri (Ashby, 1926)
  • Craspedochiton rubiginosus rubiginosus (Hutton, 1872)
• Craspedochiton tetricus (Carpenter in Dall, 1882): Synonym of Craspedochiton laqueatus (Sowerby, 1841)
• Craspedochiton variabilis (H. Adams & Angas, 1864): Synonym of Craspedoplax variabilis (H. Adams & Angas, 1864)

References

• OBIS
• "Craspedochiton". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1