WoRMS taxon details
Rhyssoplax Thiele, 1893
385600 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:385600)
accepted
Genus
Chiton affinis Issel, 1869 accepted as Rhyssoplax affinis (Issel, 1869) (type by subsequent designation)
Anthochiton Thiele, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton (Anthochiton) Thiele, 1893 · unaccepted
Chiton (Clathropleura) Tiberi, 1877 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) Thiele, 1893 · unaccepted
Georgus Thiele, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Rhyssoplax aerea (Reeve, 1847)
- Species Rhyssoplax affinis (Issel, 1869)
- Species Rhyssoplax baliensis Bullock, 1989
- Species Rhyssoplax barnardi (Ashby, 1931)
- Species Rhyssoplax bednalli (Pilsbry, 1895)
- Species Rhyssoplax bullocki Sirenko, 2012
- Species Rhyssoplax burmana (P. P. Carpenter, 1893)
- Species Rhyssoplax calliozona (Pilsbry, 1894)
- Species Rhyssoplax canaliculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
- Species Rhyssoplax canariensis (A. d'Orbigny, 1840)
- Species Rhyssoplax corallina (Risso, 1826)
- Species Rhyssoplax coryphea (Hedley & Hull, 1912)
- Species Rhyssoplax coxi (Pilsbry, 1894)
- Species Rhyssoplax crawfordi (Sykes, 1899)
- Species Rhyssoplax densilirata (P. P. Carpenter, 1893)
- Species Rhyssoplax diaphora Iredale & May, 1916
- Species Rhyssoplax discolor (Souverbie, 1866)
- Species Rhyssoplax ectypa (Rochebrune, 1884)
- Species Rhyssoplax exasperata Iredale, 1914
- Species Rhyssoplax exoptanda (Bednall, 1897)
- Species Rhyssoplax fosteri (Bullock, 1972)
- Species Rhyssoplax funerea (Hedley & Hull, 1912)
- Species Rhyssoplax heterodon (Pilsbry, 1893)
- Species Rhyssoplax jugosa (A. Gould, 1846)
- Species Rhyssoplax kimberi (Ashby, 1928)
- Species Rhyssoplax komaiana (Is. Taki & Iw. Taki, 1929)
- Species Rhyssoplax kurodai (Is. Taki & Iw. Taki, 1929)
- Species Rhyssoplax linsleyi Burghardt, 1973
- Species Rhyssoplax maldivensis (E. A. Smith, 1903)
- Species Rhyssoplax mauritiana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
- Species Rhyssoplax olivacea (Spengler, 1797)
- Species Rhyssoplax orukta (Maughan, 1900)
- Species Rhyssoplax peregrina (Thiele, 1909)
- Species Rhyssoplax perviridis (P. P. Carpenter, 1865)
- Species Rhyssoplax phaseolina (Monterosato, 1879)
- Species Rhyssoplax polita (Spengler, 1797)
- Species Rhyssoplax pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
- Species Rhyssoplax pulvinata (P. P. Carpenter, 1893)
- Species Rhyssoplax rapaitiensis (Schwabe & Lozouet, 2006)
- Species Rhyssoplax rhynchota (Rochebrune, 1884)
- Species Rhyssoplax salihafui (Bullock, 1972)
- Species Rhyssoplax speciosa (Nierstrasz, 1905)
- Species Rhyssoplax stangeri (Reeve, 1847)
- Species Rhyssoplax subassimilis (Souverbie, 1866)
- Species Rhyssoplax tectiformis Is. Taki, 1938
- Species Rhyssoplax torriana (Hedley & Hull, 1910)
- Species Rhyssoplax translucens (Hedley & Hull, 1912)
- Species Rhyssoplax tricostalis (Pilsbry, 1894)
- Species Rhyssoplax vauclusensis (Hedley & Hull, 1912)
- Species Rhyssoplax venusta Hull, 1923
- Species Rhyssoplax whitleyi Iredale & Hull, 1932
- Species Rhyssoplax excellens Iredale & Hull, 1926 accepted as Rhyssoplax pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
- Species Rhyssoplax geraldtonensis Ashby, 1921 accepted as Rhyssoplax tricostalis (Pilsbry, 1894)
- Species Rhyssoplax jacksonensis Ashby, 1921 accepted as Chiton carnosus Angas, 1867 accepted as Mucrosquama carnosa (Angas, 1867)
- Species Rhyssoplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828) accepted as Calloplax janeirensis (J. E. Gray, 1828) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Rhyssoplax nierstrasziana Kaas, 1957 accepted as Rhyssoplax pulcherrima (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
- Species Rhyssoplax oliveri Mestayer, 1921 accepted as Rhyssoplax aerea (Reeve, 1847) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Rhyssoplax particolor Hull, 1923 accepted as Mucrosquama particolor (Hull, 1923) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Rhyssoplax spinosetata (Bergenhayn, 1930) accepted as Rhyssoplax subassimilis (Souverbie, 1866)
- Species Rhyssoplax surrecta Hull, 1922 accepted as Rhyssoplax bednalli (Pilsbry, 1895)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Thiele, J. (1891-1893). [continuation of F.H. Toschel] <i>Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification</i>, 2: 249-334 [1891]; 337-409, i-ix [1893]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33044364
page(s): 368 [details]
page(s): 368 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Rhyssoplax Thiele, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385600 on 2024-11-19
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original description
Thiele, J. (1891-1893). [continuation of F.H. Toschel] <i>Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification</i>, 2: 249-334 [1891]; 337-409, i-ix [1893]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33044364
page(s): 368 [details]
original description (of Chiton (Clathropleura) Tiberi, 1877) Tiberi, N. (1877). Fam. Chitonidi. Specie viventi Mediterranee e fossili Terziarie Italiene. <em>Bullettino della Societa Malacologica Italiana.</em> 3: 136-159. [details]
original description (of Anthochiton Thiele, 1893) Thiele, J. (1891-1893). [continuation of F.H. Toschel] <i>Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification</i>, 2: 249-334 [1891]; 337-409, i-ix [1893]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33044364
page(s): 377 [details]
original description (of Georgus Thiele, 1893) Thiele, J. (1891-1893). [continuation of F.H. Toschel] <i>Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification</i>, 2: 249-334 [1891]; 337-409, i-ix [1893]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33044364
page(s): 366 [details]
additional source O'Neill, M. (1989). The genus<i>Rhyssoplax</i>Thiele in the New Zealand Region (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). <em>New Zealand Journal of Zoology.</em> 16(1): 81-92., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.1989.10423705 [details]
status source Sirenko B. (2006). New outlook on the system of chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). <em>Venus.</em> 65(1-2): 27-49.
page(s): 45; note: ranked as full genus [details] Available for editors
[request]
status source Bullock R.C. (1988). The genus <i>Chiton</i> in the New World (Polyplacophora: Chitonidae). <em>The Veliger.</em> 31:141–191., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43058399
page(s): 150; note: treated as full genus, not subgenus of Chiton [details]
subsequent type designation Opinion 951. (1971). <i>Rhyssoplax</i> Thiele, 1893 (Amphineura): Designation of a type-species under the Plenary Powers. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 28(1): 18-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12224541
note: type species designation [details]
page(s): 368 [details]
original description (of Chiton (Clathropleura) Tiberi, 1877) Tiberi, N. (1877). Fam. Chitonidi. Specie viventi Mediterranee e fossili Terziarie Italiene. <em>Bullettino della Societa Malacologica Italiana.</em> 3: 136-159. [details]
original description (of Anthochiton Thiele, 1893) Thiele, J. (1891-1893). [continuation of F.H. Toschel] <i>Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification</i>, 2: 249-334 [1891]; 337-409, i-ix [1893]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33044364
page(s): 377 [details]
original description (of Georgus Thiele, 1893) Thiele, J. (1891-1893). [continuation of F.H. Toschel] <i>Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification</i>, 2: 249-334 [1891]; 337-409, i-ix [1893]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33044364
page(s): 366 [details]
additional source O'Neill, M. (1989). The genus<i>Rhyssoplax</i>Thiele in the New Zealand Region (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). <em>New Zealand Journal of Zoology.</em> 16(1): 81-92., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.1989.10423705 [details]
status source Sirenko B. (2006). New outlook on the system of chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). <em>Venus.</em> 65(1-2): 27-49.
page(s): 45; note: ranked as full genus [details] Available for editors
[request]status source Bullock R.C. (1988). The genus <i>Chiton</i> in the New World (Polyplacophora: Chitonidae). <em>The Veliger.</em> 31:141–191., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43058399
page(s): 150; note: treated as full genus, not subgenus of Chiton [details]
subsequent type designation Opinion 951. (1971). <i>Rhyssoplax</i> Thiele, 1893 (Amphineura): Designation of a type-species under the Plenary Powers. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 28(1): 18-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12224541
note: type species designation [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Grammatical gender Grammatical gender feminine, because derived from Greek feminine noun πλάξ (a flat surface, a tablet) and because treated as feminine by Thiele (1893) [details]
