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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Polyplacophora
Ordo: Acanthochitonina

Familia: Acanthochitonidae
Genus: Craspedochiton
Species: C. aberrans – C. cornutus – C. elegans – C. foresti – C. hemphillii – C. hystricosus – C. isipingoensis – C. jaubertensis – C. laqueatus – C. liberiensis – C. petasa – C. producta – C. pyramidalis – C. rubiginosus – C. tesselatus – C. tetricus – C. variabilis

†C. altavillensis – †C. eernissei
Name

Craspedochiton Shuttleworth, 1853
Synonyms

Angasia Carpenter in Dall, 1882
Phacellozona Pilsbry, 1894
Spongiochiton Carpenter MS, Dall, 1882
Thaumastochiton Thiele, 1909

Species names in synonymy

Craspedochiton cinereus (Linnaeus, 1767) = Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767)

References

Shuttleworth R.J., 1853. Diagnosen neuer Mollusken. 4, Ueber den Bau der Chitoniden, mit Aufzahlung der die Antillen un die Canarischen Inseln bewohnenden Arten. Mitt. naturf. Ges. Bern., page: 191.

Links

Craspedochiton – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Craspedochiton – Taxon details on Fossilworks.
Craspedochiton – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Craspedochiton – Taxon details on Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG).
Craspedochiton – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Craspedochiton – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
Craspedochiton in the World Register of Marine Species

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

van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.

OBIS[permanent dead link]
"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

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