Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Polyplacophora > Subclass Neoloricata > Order Lepidopleurida > Suborder Lepidopleurina > Family Leptochitonidae > Genus Parachiton

Parachiton africanus (Nierstrasz, 1906)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

ParachitonThiele, 1909accepted genus name
Lepidopleurus (Parachiton) Thiele, 1909 synonym

Species group names

Lepidopleurus thielei Sulc, 1934 synonym
Leptochiton africanus (Nierstrasz, 1906) synonym

Genbank

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Parachiton africanus (Nierstrasz, 1906). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:385845

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

no data

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:385845

Last modified

2009-03-23 by Enrico Schwabe

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