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Acanthopleura

Synonyms: Acansozostera; Acanthapleura; Acanthozostera; Acantopleura; Planispina

Wikipedia Abstract

Acanthopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. In this genus the girdle is spiny or spiky. It has eight described species at present.
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Species

Acanthopleura brevispinosa (thorny chiton)
Acanthopleura brunnipes <Unverified Name>
Acanthopleura echinata
Acanthopleura gaimardi
Acanthopleura gemmata
Acanthopleura granulata (west indian fuzzy chiton)
Acanthopleura loochooana
Acanthopleura planispina
Acanthopleura quatrefagesi
Acanthopleura spinosa
Acanthopleura tenuispinosa
Acanthopleura testudo
Acanthopleura vaillantii
Acanthopleura woodwardi

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0