Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Polyplacophora > Subclass Neoloricata > Order Chitonida > Suborder Chitonina > Superfamily Chitonoidea > Family Chitonidae > Subfamily Chitoninae > Genus Chiton > Subgenus Chiton (Rhyssoplax)

Chiton (Rhyssoplax) olivaceus Spengler, 1797

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

ChitonLinnaeus, 1758accepted genus name

Species group names

Chiton olivaceus Spengler, 1797 basionym
Chiton estuarii Brusina, 1870 synonym
Chiton olivaceus Spengler, 1797 synonym
Chiton polii Deshayes, 1835 synonym
Chiton rubellus Nardo, 1847 synonym
Chiton siculus Gray J.E., 1828 synonym
Chiton squammulosus Dollfus, 1883 synonym
Chiton striatus Brusina, 1870 synonym
Lepidopleurus sulcatus Risso, 1826 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Catalan: quitó verd sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
 Czech: chroustnatka středomořská
 Dutch: groene keverslak; olijfkleurige schubkeverslak
 English: green chiton
 French: chiton vert
 German: bunte Käferschnecke; grüne Käferschnecke sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
 Spanish, Castillian: quitón verde

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
GBIF

Citation

Schwabe, E. (2014). Chiton (Rhyssoplax) olivaceus Spengler, 1797. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:387241

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2009-03-23 by Enrico Schwabe

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