WoRMS taxon details
Chiton glaucus J. E. Gray, 1828
386775 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:386775)
accepted
Species
Amaurochiton glaucus (J. E. Gray, 1828) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Chiton (Chiton) glaucus J. E. Gray, 1828 · alternative representation
Chiton aquatilis Reeve, 1847 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chiton quoyi Deshayes, 1836 · unaccepted (unnecessary replacement name for...)
unnecessary replacement name for Chiton viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
Chiton quoyi limosa Suter, 1905 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chiton quoyi var. limosa Nierstrasz, 1905 · unaccepted
Chiton tenuistriatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chiton viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up
page(s): 5 [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
Type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native - endemic) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chiton glaucus J. E. Gray, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386775 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up
page(s): 5 [details]
original description (of Chiton quoyi var. limosa Nierstrasz, 1905) Nierstrasz, H. F. (1905). Bemerkungen ueber die Chitonen-sammlung im Zoologischen Museum zu Leiden. <em>Notes from the Leiden Museum.</em> 25: 141-159.
page(s): 151 [details]
original description (of Chiton viridis 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): 383 [details]
original description (of Chiton quoyi Deshayes, 1836) Deshayes, G. P.; Milne Edwards, H. (1836). <i>Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent, par J. B. P. A. de Lamarck</i>. Deuxième édition, Tome septième. <i>Histoire des Mollusques</i>. J. B. Baillière: Paris. i-vi + 1-735 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64091
page(s): 509 [details]
original description (of Chiton tenuistriatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1840). Descriptions of some new chitons. <em>Magazine of Natural History, New Series.</em> 4: 287–294, suppl. pl. 16. [1 June 1840]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2354085
page(s): 291 [details]
original description (of Chiton aquatilis Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Chiton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pls 1-33 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pls. 1, 12-17, Mar. 1847; 2-9, Feb. 1847; 10, 11, 18, Apr. 1847; 19-25, May 1847; 26, Jul. 1847; 27, Oct. 1847; 28, Jan. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375560
page(s): Sp. 73 [details]
original description (of Chiton quoyi limosa Suter, 1905) Suter, H. (1905). Supplement to the revision of the New Zealand Polyplacophora, with descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of Malacology 12: 65–71.</em>
page(s): 69 [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
original description (of Chiton quoyi var. limosa Nierstrasz, 1905) Nierstrasz, H. F. (1905). Bemerkungen ueber die Chitonen-sammlung im Zoologischen Museum zu Leiden. <em>Notes from the Leiden Museum.</em> 25: 141-159.
page(s): 151 [details]
original description (of Chiton viridis 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): 383 [details]
original description (of Chiton quoyi Deshayes, 1836) Deshayes, G. P.; Milne Edwards, H. (1836). <i>Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent, par J. B. P. A. de Lamarck</i>. Deuxième édition, Tome septième. <i>Histoire des Mollusques</i>. J. B. Baillière: Paris. i-vi + 1-735 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64091
page(s): 509 [details]
original description (of Chiton tenuistriatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1840). Descriptions of some new chitons. <em>Magazine of Natural History, New Series.</em> 4: 287–294, suppl. pl. 16. [1 June 1840]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2354085
page(s): 291 [details]
original description (of Chiton aquatilis Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Chiton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica; or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pls 1-33 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [pls. 1, 12-17, Mar. 1847; 2-9, Feb. 1847; 10, 11, 18, Apr. 1847; 19-25, May 1847; 26, Jul. 1847; 27, Oct. 1847; 28, Jan. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375560
page(s): Sp. 73 [details]
original description (of Chiton quoyi limosa Suter, 1905) Suter, H. (1905). Supplement to the revision of the New Zealand Polyplacophora, with descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of Malacology 12: 65–71.</em>
page(s): 69 [details]
Other
additional source
Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (23 barcodes) (from synonym Chiton viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Amaurochiton glaucus (J. E. Gray, 1828))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chiton glaucus)
To Malacopics (Chiton glaucus Gray, 1828 New Zealand, Hawkes' Bay, Hawke's Bay Co., Waimarama, ex ...
To Malacopics (Chiton glaucus Gray, 1828 New Zealand, Hawkes' Bay, Mahia Peninsula, ex coll. F.J.A...
To Malacopics (Chiton glaucus)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6151) (from synonym Chiton viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
To Barcode of Life (23 barcodes) (from synonym Chiton viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Amaurochiton glaucus (J. E. Gray, 1828))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chiton glaucus)
To Malacopics (Chiton glaucus Gray, 1828 New Zealand, Hawkes' Bay, Hawke's Bay Co., Waimarama, ex ...
To Malacopics (Chiton glaucus Gray, 1828 New Zealand, Hawkes' Bay, Mahia Peninsula, ex coll. F.J.A...
To Malacopics (Chiton glaucus)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6151) (from synonym Chiton viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
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