WoRMS taxon details
Cryptoplax larvaeformis (Burrow, 1815)
220212 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220212)
accepted
Species
Chiton aculeatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chiton chitonellus Blainville, 1825 · unaccepted
Chiton cruciformis G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 · unaccepted
Chiton fasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton larvaeformis Burrow, 1815 · unaccepted (original combination)
Chitonellus fasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chitonellus laevis Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted
Cryptoplax caledonicus Rochebrune, 1882 · unaccepted
Cryptoplax coronatus Rochebrune, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cryptoplax heurteli Rochebrune, 1882 · unaccepted
Cryptoplax unciniferus Rochebrune, 1882 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chiton larvaeformis Burrow, 1815) Burrow, E. I. (1815). Elements of conchology, according to the Linnæan system, illustrated by 28 plates, drawn from nature. London, R. & A. Taylor, xix + 246 pp. [1st edition]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11954321
page(s): 191, figs 2-4 [details]
page(s): 191, figs 2-4 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cryptoplax larvaeformis (Burrow, 1815). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220212 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cryptoplax caledonicus Rochebrune, 1882) Rochebrune, A.T. (1882). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Chitonidae. (Premier supplément). <em>Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris.</em> ser. 7, 6: 190–197., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31660978
page(s): 195 [details]
original description (of Chiton larvaeformis Burrow, 1815) Burrow, E. I. (1815). Elements of conchology, according to the Linnæan system, illustrated by 28 plates, drawn from nature. London, R. & A. Taylor, xix + 246 pp. [1st edition]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11954321
page(s): 191, figs 2-4 [details]
original description (of Chiton aculeatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1832-1835). <i>Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe: exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie.</i> 1: i-l, 1-264; 2(1): 1-321 [1832]; 2(2): 321-686 [1833]; 3(1): 1-366 [1834]; 3(2): 367-954 [1835]; 4 [1833]; Atlas (Mollusques): pls 1-93 [1833] ...etc. In: Dumont d'Urville, J.; 1834, Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe. Paris, J. Tastu, Éditeur-Imprimeur., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2132
page(s): 373 [details]
original description (of Chitonellus laevis Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]
original description (of Chiton chitonellus Blainville, 1825) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1825). Oscabrion, <i>Chiton</i>, pp. 519-555, in: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 36. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25305184 [details]
original description (of Cryptoplax coronatus Rochebrune, 1884) Brehm, A. E. (1884). Merveilles de la nature- les vers, les mollusques. Bailliere et fils.
page(s): 238 [details]
original description (of Chiton cruciformis G. B. Sowerby I, 1823) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): 12, [139], fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Chiton fasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1832-1835). <i>Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe: exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie.</i> 1: i-l, 1-264; 2(1): 1-321 [1832]; 2(2): 321-686 [1833]; 3(1): 1-366 [1834]; 3(2): 367-954 [1835]; 4 [1833]; Atlas (Mollusques): pls 1-93 [1833] ...etc. In: Dumont d'Urville, J.; 1834, Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe. Paris, J. Tastu, Éditeur-Imprimeur., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2132
page(s): 408 [details]
original description (of Cryptoplax heurteli Rochebrune, 1882) Rochebrune, A.T. (1882). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Chitonidae. (Premier supplément). <em>Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris.</em> ser. 7, 6: 190–197., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31660978
page(s): 196 [details]
original description (of Cryptoplax unciniferus Rochebrune, 1882) Rochebrune, A.T. (1882). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Chitonidae. (Premier supplément). <em>Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris.</em> ser. 7, 6: 190–197., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31660978
page(s): 197 [details]
basis of record MacDonald & Co. (1979). The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. <em>MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.</em> [details]
page(s): 195 [details]
original description (of Chiton larvaeformis Burrow, 1815) Burrow, E. I. (1815). Elements of conchology, according to the Linnæan system, illustrated by 28 plates, drawn from nature. London, R. & A. Taylor, xix + 246 pp. [1st edition]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11954321
page(s): 191, figs 2-4 [details]
original description (of Chiton aculeatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1832-1835). <i>Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe: exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie.</i> 1: i-l, 1-264; 2(1): 1-321 [1832]; 2(2): 321-686 [1833]; 3(1): 1-366 [1834]; 3(2): 367-954 [1835]; 4 [1833]; Atlas (Mollusques): pls 1-93 [1833] ...etc. In: Dumont d'Urville, J.; 1834, Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe. Paris, J. Tastu, Éditeur-Imprimeur., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2132
page(s): 373 [details]
original description (of Chitonellus laevis Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]
original description (of Chiton chitonellus Blainville, 1825) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1825). Oscabrion, <i>Chiton</i>, pp. 519-555, in: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 36. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25305184 [details]
original description (of Cryptoplax coronatus Rochebrune, 1884) Brehm, A. E. (1884). Merveilles de la nature- les vers, les mollusques. Bailliere et fils.
page(s): 238 [details]
original description (of Chiton cruciformis G. B. Sowerby I, 1823) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): 12, [139], fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Chiton fasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1832-1835). <i>Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe: exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie.</i> 1: i-l, 1-264; 2(1): 1-321 [1832]; 2(2): 321-686 [1833]; 3(1): 1-366 [1834]; 3(2): 367-954 [1835]; 4 [1833]; Atlas (Mollusques): pls 1-93 [1833] ...etc. In: Dumont d'Urville, J.; 1834, Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe. Paris, J. Tastu, Éditeur-Imprimeur., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2132
page(s): 408 [details]
original description (of Cryptoplax heurteli Rochebrune, 1882) Rochebrune, A.T. (1882). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Chitonidae. (Premier supplément). <em>Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris.</em> ser. 7, 6: 190–197., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31660978
page(s): 196 [details]
original description (of Cryptoplax unciniferus Rochebrune, 1882) Rochebrune, A.T. (1882). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Chitonidae. (Premier supplément). <em>Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris.</em> ser. 7, 6: 190–197., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31660978
page(s): 197 [details]
basis of record MacDonald & Co. (1979). The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. <em>MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.</em> [details]
Other
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Sirenko, B. I.; Saito, H.; Nguyen, T.-T. (2024). Chitons of the genus Cryptoplax (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the Spratly Islands, South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5492(1): 52-70., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.3
page(s): 53, fig. 1, 3-5 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Sirenko, B. I.; Saito, H.; Nguyen, T.-T. (2024). Chitons of the genus Cryptoplax (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the Spratly Islands, South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5492(1): 52-70., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5492.1.3
page(s): 53, fig. 1, 3-5 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cryptoplax larvaeformis)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Chiton larvaeformis Burrow, 1815)
To Malacopics (Cryptoplax larvaeformis (Burrow, 1815))
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-5845) (from synonym Cryptoplax caledonicus Rochebrune, 1882)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-5905) (from synonym Cryptoplax heurteli Rochebrune, 1882)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-5985) (from synonym Chitonellus laevis Lamarck, 1819)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6026) (from synonym Cryptoplax unciniferus Rochebrune, 1882)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6180) (from synonym Cryptoplax coronatus Rochebrune, 1884)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cryptoplax larvaeformis)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Chiton larvaeformis Burrow, 1815)
To Malacopics (Cryptoplax larvaeformis (Burrow, 1815))
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-5845) (from synonym Cryptoplax caledonicus Rochebrune, 1882)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-5905) (from synonym Cryptoplax heurteli Rochebrune, 1882)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-5985) (from synonym Chitonellus laevis Lamarck, 1819)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6026) (from synonym Cryptoplax unciniferus Rochebrune, 1882)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6180) (from synonym Cryptoplax coronatus Rochebrune, 1884)
