Onithochiton is a genus of chitons in the subfamily Toniciinae of the family Chitonidae, which is distributed from Australia and New Zealand to South Africa. [2]

Onithochiton
"Onithochiton neglectus" collected in Russell, New Zealand
Onithochiton neglectus collected in Russell, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Suborder: Chitonina
Family: Chitonidae
Genus: Onithochiton
Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012
Type species
Chiton undulatus
Quoy and Gaimard, 1835[1]
Species

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Synonyms
  • Nodiplax Beu, 1967
  • Onithella Mackay, 1933
  • Onithoplax Thiele, 1909
  • Onitochiton Rochebrune, 1884 (Spelling variation)
  • Pristochiton Clessin, 1904
  • Tonicia (Onithoplax) Thiele, 1909

Species

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Species brought into synonymy
  • Onithochiton astrolabei Rochebrune, 1881: synonym of Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
  • Onithochiton caliginosus Pilsbry, 1893: synonym of Liolophura japonica (Lischke, 1873)
  • Onithochiton decipiens Rochebrune, 1882: synonym of Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
  • Onithochiton filholi Rochebrune, 1881: synonym of Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
  • Onithochiton isipingoensis Sykes, 1901: synonym of Craspedochiton isipingoensis (Sykes, 1901) (original combination)
  • Onithochiton lyelli G.B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Onithochiton maillardi (Deshayes, 1863) (misinterpretation according to Kaas et al. 2006)
  • Onithochiton margaritiferum Rochebrune, 1883: synonym of Calloplax janeirensis (Gray, 1828): synonym of Rhyssoplax janeirensis (Gray, 1828)
  • Onithochiton marmoratus Wissel, 1904: synonym of Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
  • Onithochiton nodosus Suter, 1907: synonym of Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
  • Onithochiton opiniosus Iredale & Hull, 1932: synonym of Onithochiton neglectus neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
  • Onithochiton pruinosum Rochebrune, 1884: synonym of Stenoplax purpurascens (C. B. Adams, 1845)
  • Onithochiton rugulosus Angas, 1867: synonym of Onithochiton quercinus (Gould, 1846)
  • Onithochiton scholvieni Thiele, 1909: synonym of Onithochiton quercinus (Gould, 1846)
  • Onithochiton semisculptus Pilsbry, 1893: synonym of Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
  • Onithochiton undulatus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839): synonym of Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881
  • Onithochiton wahlbergi (Krauss, 1848): synonym of Onithochiton literatus (F. Krauss, 1848)

References

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  1. ^ O'Neill, M. H. B. (1985). "A review of the living New Zealand members of Onithochiton Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 12 (1): 141–154. doi:10.1080/03014223.1985.10428273.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Onithochiton Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205084 on 2021-11-09
  • Kaas P., Van Belle R.A. & Strack H. 2006. Monograph of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacaphora); volume 6: Suborder Ischnochitonina (concluded); Schizochitonidae & Chitonidae, additions to volumes 1-5. Brill, Leiden, 464 pp
  • O'Neill, M. H. B. (1985). A review of the living New Zealand members of Onithochiton Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 12: 141-154.
  • Discover Life
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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